The battery industry and the investment attraction that we've done in Canada for the battery sector highlight the importance of transforming the auto sector here in Canada, essentially in southern Ontario.
Including additional types of generation to ensure reliability and affordability, including batteries for firming up capacity, is something that we're seeing in all jurisdictions. That definitely comes with a cost. We need to recognize that. We need to be very clear about the additional costs. When we're looking at wind without batteries, it's much cheaper. If we want to add firm capacity, it will increase the cost.
One thing that is happening is that we're seeing a level of innovation happening in battery technology that is quite fast relative to other types of technology. That's mainly because batteries are modular, and there's an economy of scale that happens that you can't really get with large, one-off projects. Investing in battery innovation, specifically grid battery innovation, is going to be critical to ensuring we can still provide clean but also affordable electricity.