Ontario announces natural gas expansion in Province

The Ontario government announced today that it is expanding access to natural gas across the Province in efforts to keep the cost of energy low for families, businesses and farmers. Phase 2 of the Natural Gas Expansion will earmark 2 hundred 34 million dollars to support over 8700 more connections in 43 rural, northern and Indigenous communities.

Locally areas announced were Brockton in Bruce County, Neustadt in Grey and Brunner in Perth East.

The average household could save between $250 and $1500 per year in energy costs by switching to natural gas. Businesses are expeced to save up to 30 percent on energy costs per year.

Construction for phase 2 of the project will begin as soon as this year with all 28 expansion projects expected to be underway by the end of 2025.