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The CPA is in the process of choosing a developer to design, own, and operate a rapid response power generation facility in the area. Our Request for Qualifications closed on March 28th. Currently, we are reviewing the numerous submissions to determine a short-list of qualified proponents. We expect to publish this short-list by the end of April. The Region is a priority area that requires special attention to assure ongoing reliability and security of electricity supply. The communities’ most urgent need is the supply of power during high-cost, high-demand periods â€" especially hot windless summer days. The plant is expected to operate less than 10% of the time or eight to nine hundred hours a year. The communities of Northern York Region are in critical need of electricity at times of peak demand As part of Ontano's ptan for ensuring the 'adeguacy‘nf t-he provincial electricity system, OPA has developed a plan .AMA---“A‘A AIAA _'A , lmportantdedsionsarebeing madeabout howtomeetthecontinualiyincreasingelecm’citydemandsof Northern York Region, including the communities of Aurora, Newmarket, East Gwillimbury, Bradford, West Gwillimbury, King Township, Whitchurch Stouffville and Georgina. The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) would like you to know the facts about time decisions. What You Might Want To Know About The Proposed Power Generation Facility in Northern York Region The Facts Aboy’g Needed .EIEC'tI'ICIty Generation _. -.v'_'_ _. I"â€"" s the urgent electricity needs of Northern York Region. The plan bolances 5 range of considerations the needs that must be met and their costs. This important step is part of a long-term solution to meeting the Region‘s electricity needs that began with community consultations in 2005. This solution includes a combination of conservation, completed upgrades to the existing Armitage Transformer Station, a new transformer station at Holland Junction cunently under construction, and the proposed raoid resmncn Ontario Power Authority Stouffvillo