Our engagement commitment

We believe in early, transparent, and ongoing dialogue with stakeholders and rightsholders. Our principles are:

•    Listening first – your feedback will help shape decisions 
•    Transparency – sharing clear, timely updates and communication at all stages
•    Respect – collaboration in the design and development and addressing noise, traffic, and safety concerns
•    Fairness – ensuring accountability and that benefits are shared locally

Community benefits

The Project is expected to deliver the following local and provincial benefits:

•    Economic boost: Attract significant new investment into Southwest Ontario
•    Local jobs & investment: Up to 250 new construction opportunities and estimated 10 long-term operations jobs
•    Grid reliability: Deliver up to 240MW of new, flexible capacity to stabilize supply during peak demand, reduce outages, and ensure reliable power
•    Affordable energy: Enough to power nearly 72,000 households
•    Indigenous participation: Ongoing dialogue with rightsholders and Indigenous partnership and ownership with local First Nations
•    Support for landholders: Fair agreements and new income opportunities
•    Community Benefit Fund: Co-designed by stakeholders, to provide direct and targeted benefits 

How We Engage
It is early in our development process. Engagement will take place throughout development, as well as construction and operation should the Project be awarded. This includes community open houses, newsletters, project website updates, and one-on-one meetings with stakeholders and rightsholders. You can reach the project team directly through our dedicated phone line at (228) 401-0514 and email address at inwoodenergystorage@res-group.com. 

Opportunities to Participate
This is your community and your voice matters. We invite you to attend open houses, review project materials, and submit your comments. Your input helps us shape project design, identify local priorities, and ensure the Project aligns with community needs. Information on upcoming events will be posted on the  NEWS page. Sign up for project updates.

Next Steps
We are currently following a pre-bid development TIMELINE. Should the Inwood Energy Storage Project be awarded a contract, additional details and engagement opportunities will be shared to keep the community informed as the Project moves forward.