Ottawa BESS 2 is a proposed up to 75 Mega-Watt (“MW”) lithium-ion battery storage Project located at 2393 8th Line Road, Ottawa, ON, K0A 2P0, under development by Ottawa BESS 2 Limited Partnership. . All development activities have been currently suspended for the Ottawa BESS 2 Project as it is not moving forward for the IESO's LT1 RFP. BESS is an emerging technology using batteries and associated equipment to store excess energy from the electrical grid, which can then discharge. . ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, COMMUNITY ACTION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY (CAFES) Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat – Environmental Defence and Community Action for Environmental Sustainability (CAFES) applaud. . UPDATED: City councillors unanimously approved the new rules for battery energy storage facilities at their meeting on Feb. A city committee passed new regulations Thursday that lay out the ground rules for companies looking to build battery energy storage facilities in Ottawa, but. . OTTAWA – On April 15, Ontario's Minister of Energy, Stephen Lecce, who represents King-Vaughan, sent a letter to Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe expressing his support for Evolugen's proposed South March Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility. In his correspondence, he urged the city not to. . Changes have been made to the city's Official Plan and zoning bylaws to create a building for storing electricity in off-peak hours from the grid. The City of Ottawa's Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee approved the changes for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), set to guide the land use. .