Minister’s directive

To: the ontario energy board

I, Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, hereby direct the Ontario Energy Board (“Board”) pursuant to section 28.6.1 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 as follows:

  1. The Board shall amend the conditions of the electricity transmission licence of Hydro One Networks Inc. (“Hydro One”) to include a requirement that Hydro One proceed to develop and seek approvals for a new 230 kilovolt (kV) double-circuit transmission line from the existing Chatham Switching Station to the new Lakeshore Transformer Station to be located at Leamington Junction (Chatham to Lakeshore Line), including associated station facilities to connect the Chatham to Lakeshore Line at the terminal stations. The purpose of the Chatham to Lakeshore Line is to provide a reliable and adequate supply of electricity to the Kingsville-Leamington area in the near to mid-term to meet forecast load growth, to permit the resources and bulk facilities in the region to operate efficiently and to maintain the existing interchange capability of the Ontario-Michigan interconnection. Development of the Chatham to Lakeshore Line shall accord with the project scope and timing recommended by the Independent Electricity System Operator.
  2. The Board shall require that Hydro One provide such reporting to the Board as the Board may consider appropriate, with respect to budget, timing and risks in relation to the development of the Chatham to Lakeshore Line.
  3. The Board shall make the amendments to Hydro One’s electricity transmission licence without holding a hearing.

Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines

Order in Council 1499/2020