Hydro One is inviting public feedback on its draft Environmental Study Report (ESR) for the proposed Longwood to Lakeshore Transmission Line project, which aims to help meet the growing electricity demand in southwestern Ontario.
The project includes two new single-circuit 500-kilovolt transmission lines running from the Longwood Transformer Station in Strathroy-Caradoc to the Lakeshore Transformer Station in the Municipality of Lakeshore. Electricity demand in the region is expected to quadruple by 2035, and Hydro One says the project is essential to support that growth.
The draft ESR outlines the route selection process, community engagement, and how potential environmental and socio-economic impacts will be avoided, minimized, or restored. The report concludes the project is not expected to cause significant negative effects, noting that the preferred route maximizes the use of existing transmission corridors.
Hydro One has been consulting with Indigenous communities, residents, property owners, and local businesses since 2023. Feedback on the draft report is being accepted until October 15, 2025.
The report is available online and in print at the Essex County Library (Toldo Branch), Chatham-Kent Public Library (Chatham, Bothwell, and Tilbury branches), and the Glencoe Library.
More details, here.
