Bruce County, Grey County and Huron County are working together to create a clean energy future.
A media release Thursday reported that all three counties have passed separate resolutions formally endorsing the Nuclear Innovation Institute’s Clean Energy Frontier program.
The counties hope the program will help the region foster local clean energy advancements and demonstrate leadership in reaching a net zero carbon emissions future.
The program is expected to build on the work of the Nuclear Economic Development and Innovation Initiative, a joint initiative between Bruce Power and Bruce County that brought more than 60 clean energy supply chain companies to the tri-county region of Bruce, Grey and Huron.
“One of our greatest strengths as a region is the foresight and commitment to seizing new opportunities, which is continually shown by our local governments in Bruce, Grey, and Huron,” said John Peevers, Director of Community, Media Relations and Economic Development at Bruce Power. “At Bruce Power, we are proud to operate in the heart of rural Ontario and work with our communities to build the tri-county region into Canada’s Clean Energy Frontier.”
The release pointed out that the Clean Energy Frontier is home to Bruce Power, which supplies 30% of Ontario’s electricity in the form of clean nuclear power, and a supply chain of more than 60 companies operating in the clean energy industry. The Clean Energy Frontier program will leverage these advantages to create new opportunities for communities while also providing leadership and action on emerging areas of focus like a hydrogen economy, an electric-vehicle future, carbon offsets and sequestration and more."
“Bruce County is very proud to be working alongside our regional partners in Grey and Huron and with the Nuclear Innovation Institute to build new opportunities in clean energy here at home. All while demonstrating our region’s role in a clean energy future,” said Janice Jackson, Warden of Bruce County. “I am confident that, by working together, we will stake our claim as Canada’s Clean Energy Frontier.”
“Much like climate change itself, innovation and collaboration are not constrained by municipal boundaries,” said Selwyn Hicks, Warden of Grey County. “Grey County is excited to be part of the Clean Energy Frontier and we are looking forward to our region seizing new opportunities and playing a leadership role in our drive toward a net zero carbon future.”
“Huron County is a forward-looking and innovative municipality. We recognize that we all have a role to play in a clean energy future,” said Glen McNeil, Warden of Huron County. “We are proud to work with Bruce and Grey Counties and the Nuclear Innovation Institute to show that a strong, healthy future starts right here in the Clean Energy Frontier.”