Impact

CAES makes Ontario’s energy grid more efficient and resilient. CAES has the ability to power more than 624,000 homes for up to 8 hours a day using repurposed green energy. Harnessing renewable energy sources like wind and solar helps reduce our province’s reliance on non-clean sources which are subject to shortages.

While our national net zero ambition requires a reduction of emissions, individuals and businesses across Ontario will still need energy. CAES speaks to the former while delivering on the latter. The repurposed green energy that CAES will provide the grid reduces energy waste (by repurposing energy) and greenhouse gas emissions (by using emissions-free technology and reducing reliance on non-clean energy sources). The reduction in greenhouse gas emissions alone are equivalent to removing more than 328,000 cars from our roads.

By innovating existing technology in use in other locations (Germany, Alabama), Bedrock’s CAES is itself 100% emissions-free. The Bayfield and Stanley locations Bedrock uses to store green energy as compressed air utilize the unique geological characteristics of naturally-occurring porous rock reservoirs in Southwestern Ontario.

Bedrock’s CAES will have the capacity to power more than 624,000 homes for up to 8 hours a day using renewably-sourced energy. This will not only save ratepayers upwards of $100M per year, it will also create jobs and incentivize green energy solutions well into the future.