{"id":2637,"date":"2026-04-14T21:29:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T21:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/compassgreenfield.ca\/?p=2637"},"modified":"2026-04-14T21:29:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T21:29:59","slug":"compass-greenfield-development-selected-for-three-lt2e-solar-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/compassgreenfield.ca\/fr\/compass-greenfield-development-selected-for-three-lt2e-solar-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Compass Greenfield Development Selected for Three LT2e Solar Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Compass Greenfield Development is pleased to announce that three of its solar projects have been selected through the Independent Electricity System Operator\u2019s (IESO) <a href=\"https:\/\/ieso.ca\/Sector-Participants\/Resource-Acquisition-and-Contracts\/Long-Term-2-RFP\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ieso.ca\/en\/Sector-Participants\/Engagement-Initiatives\/Engagements\/Long-Term-RFP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Long-Term 2 (LT2e)<\/a> procurement process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Golden Leaf, Elmbrook, and Cedar Agrivoltaics projects will contribute new emissions-free electricity to Ontario\u2019s growing power system at a time when demand is expected to rise significantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Golden Leaf Agrivoltaics Project, located in the Township of Drummond\/North Elmsley, Ontario, has approximately 9 MWac of solar capacity. The Elmbrook Agrivoltaics Project, located in Prince Edward County, Ontario, has approximately 19.2 MWac of solar capacity. The Cedar Agrivoltaics Project, located in the Municipality of West Grey, Ontario, has approximately 17.6 MWac of solar capacity. All three projects are being developed as agrivoltaic facilities, integrating sheep grazing with solar generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Partnership with First Nations Communities<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Each of the selected projects is being developed in partnership with First Nations communities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Golden Leaf Agrivoltaics<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.algonquinsofpikwakanagan.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.algonquinsofpikwakanagan.com\/\">Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Elmbrook Agrivoltaics<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/mbq-tmt.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mbq-tmt.org\/\">Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cedar Agrivoltaics<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/saugeenfirstnation.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/saugeenfirstnation.com\/\">Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation<\/a> et <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nawash.ca\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nawash.ca\/\">Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These partnerships are central to the development of the projects and ensure long-term shared benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Supporting Ontario\u2019s Energy Transition<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The LT2 procurement represents one of the first major investments in new large-scale renewable energy in Ontario in more than a decade, with multiple projects approved across the province. At the same time, electricity demand is projected to increase significantly, with forecasts indicating it could rise by as much as 65% by 2050.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPart of our mission is to support decarbonization of the energy systems and we think that means a lot more electrification, and when it comes to electrification green energy of course provides carbon free power, but it\u2019s also low cost on a dollars per kilowatt hour basis,\u201d said Jonathan Cheszes, President, Development at Compass Greenfield. You can read his full comments in a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/london\/article\/two-new-solar-projects-approved-for-southwestern-ontario\/\">CTV News article<\/a> covering LT2 solar projects in Souther Ontario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In collaboration with municipalities, landowners, and Indigenous partners, these projects are expected to support local economic activity while contributing to a more reliable and sustainable electricity system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Continuing to Grow Our Portfolio<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>These awards further expand Compass Greenfield\u2019s growing portfolio of solar and battery energy storage projects, which now includes 40 MW of operating projects, nearly 60 MW of contracted projects, and over 570 MW of projects in development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We look forward to continuing our collaboration with Indigenous partners, municipalities, and local stakeholders as these projects advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator uagb-block-c79dc966\"><div class=\"uagb-separator-spacing-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator__inner\" style=\"--my-background-image:\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Learn More<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/goldenleafagrivoltaics.ca\/\"><strong>Golden Leaf Agrivoltaics<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Township of Drummond\/North Elmsley &#8211; <strong>9 MWac<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elmbrookagrivoltaics.ca\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/elmbrookagrivoltaics.ca\/\"><strong>Elmbrook Agrivoltaics<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Prince Edward County &#8211; <strong>19.2 MWac<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cedaragrivoltaics.ca\/\"><strong>Cedar Agrivoltaics Project<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Municipality of West Grey &#8211; <strong>17.6 MWac<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-081cea82 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-081cea82 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--natural)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-8a0ec704 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/compassgreenfield.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CTV-News-Thumbnail-enhance-1024x550.png ,https:\/\/compassgreenfield.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CTV-News-Thumbnail-enhance.png 780w, https:\/\/compassgreenfield.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CTV-News-Thumbnail-enhance.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/compassgreenfield.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CTV-News-Thumbnail-enhance-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-2642\" width=\"1024\" height=\"550\" title=\"CTV News Thumbnail-enhance\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3258c648 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-96b23d66\"><h6 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">CTV News<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Two new solar projects approved for southwestern Ontario<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Compass Greenfield\u2019s selected LT2e projects are part of Ontario\u2019s broader effort to add new clean electricity supply as demand continues to grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-5-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/london\/article\/two-new-solar-projects-approved-for-southwestern-ontario\/\" style=\"padding-top:20px;padding-right:40px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:40px;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000\">Read the CTV News article<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Compass Greenfield Development is pleased to announce that three of its solar projects have been selected through the Independent Electricity System Operator\u2019s (IESO) Long-Term 2 (LT2e) procurement process. The Golden Leaf, Elmbrook, and Cedar Agrivoltaics projects will contribute new emissions-free electricity to Ontario\u2019s growing power system at a time when demand is expected to rise [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2650,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/compassgreenfield.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ralph-Solar-3_Reduced-Size-2.jpg",1080,810,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/compassgreenfield.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ralph-Solar-3_Reduced-Size-2-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/compassgreenfield.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ralph-Solar-3_Reduced-Size-2-300x225.jpg",300,225,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/compassgreenfield.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ralph-Solar-3_Reduced-Size-2-768x576.jpg",768,576,true],"large":["https:\/\/compassgreenfield.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ralph-Solar-3_Reduced-Size-2-1024x768.jpg",1024,768,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/compassgreenfield.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ralph-Solar-3_Reduced-Size-2.jpg",1080,810,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/compassgreenfield.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ralph-Solar-3_Reduced-Size-2.jpg",1080,810,false],"trp-custom-language-flag":["https:\/\/compassgreenfield.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ralph-Solar-3_Reduced-Size-2-16x12.jpg",16,12,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"mbelo","author_link":"https:\/\/compassgreenfield.ca\/fr\/author\/mbelo\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Compass Greenfield Development is pleased to announce that three of its solar projects have been selected through the Independent Electricity System Operator\u2019s (IESO) Long-Term 2 (LT2e) procurement process. 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