The location for the plant was announced Tuesday in Port Colborne, Ont., with a facility expected to be up and running by 2027.

This initial phase of the process is aimed at achieving early alignment on cost, schedule, and functional program.

Industrial, institutional and residential sectors declined. Commercial grew.

Emphasis on tying investments in water, wastewater and waste, to housing and urban development initiatives, and building connected communities.

Nearly 1,400 powerline contacts in the past 10 years across Ontario, and 45 per cent of electrical-related fatalities were from powerline contact.