A class environmental assessment will soon begin for a new transmission line to power the Volkswagen EV battary plant and support future growth in the region.
Hydro One is proposing to construct a new 230-kilovolt, double-circuit transmission line that will extend from their existing transmission corridor north of Hwy. 401 in London to the new Centennial Transformer Station in St. Thomas.
Hydro One has identified three routes for the proposed new transmission line.
According to the utility, “These route alternatives were identified by mapping out technical, socioeconomic, and natural environment constraints and identifying potential opportunities to parallel linear infrastructure. As part of the Class EA, each route alternative will be studied and evaluated to ultimately select a preferred route for the new line.”
The first of a pair of community open houses was held Wednesday at St. Anne’s Centre in St. Thomas.
Selection of the preferred route is expected to be announced this fall with construction to begin late in 2025.
The line is expected to be in service by 2027.
