Ontario will slap a 25% export tax on electricity it sends to 1.5 million homes in Minnesota, Michigan and New York in retaliation for U.S. tariffs, said Doug Ford, leader of the Canadian province. Ford added that he will direct energy producers to shut down the exports entirely if President Trump

Canada’s province of Ontario will slap a 25% export tax on electricity it sends to 1.5 million homes in Minnesota, Michigan and New York, in retaliation for President Trump’s tariffs, said Doug Ford, Ontario’s leader.

Ford added that he will direct the province’s energy producers to shut down the exports entirely if Trump moves ahead with even more tariffs on April 2. He said he would direct his minister of energy to redirect energy from an Ontario nuclear reactor to local manufacturers instead.

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  • boreengreen@lemm.ee
    52·
    2 days ago

    Turning on and shuting down energy ptoduction is not as simple as flopping a switch.

    • OutlierBlue@lemmy.caEnglish
      32·
      2 days ago

      You don’t shut down the generator. You just stop it flowing across the border.

      • boreengreen@lemm.ee
        171·
        2 days ago

        Load and production must match at all times or your frequency will drift and everything breaks.

        • Cocodapuf@lemmy.world
          11·
          8 hours ago

          Heh, and if you don’t believe that, ask a Texan.

          Actually in retrospect, they really may not understand electrical grids…