The first grid-connected energy storage facility in Canada, in the country’s leading solar province, Ontario, is now operational.

The 2MW flywheel storage facility will provide regulation service to Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator, allowing it to balance increasing volumes of intermittent renewables such as solar on the grid.

The so-called Minto flywheel system will allow IESO to balance the grid in real time, by matching scheduled generation with actual consumption.

A full version of this article, including details on how the system works, can be found on PV Tech Storage.