Ontario – Major Energy supplier for New York, other states – receives a surcharge of 25% for energy to the USA

Topline

The Prime Minister of Ontario, Doug Ford, says a 25% surcharge for electricity from Ontario to the USA will come into force from Monday – the latest and potentially harmful retaliation from Canada’s largest province as a reaction to President Donald Trump in Canada, even if Trump has some of the derivations.

Key facts

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Decisive quote

“Believe me when I say I don’t want to do that,” said Ford on Monday. “I feel terrible for the American people who have not started this trade war. It is a person who is responsible, it is President Trump. “

How much energy does Ontario deliver to the United States?

Ford said Ontario delivered the electricity for around 1.5 million houses and companies in New York, Michigan and Minnesota, and he expects these houses and shops for 400,000 US dollars (or $ 277,000 in US dollar in US dollars and an average of $ 100 US dollar (or 69 US dollars in US -Dollar in US dollar in US dollars in US dollars in US dollars) add a daily American per month.

How does Ontario’s surcharge in New York work?

The New York Independent System operator combines with the Ontario system operator to “enable up to 2500 megawatts from ontario imports to New York,” said Nyiso on February 28th. New York also receives electricity from the Hydro-Québec. Prime Minister of the province said on February 28 that he “did not exclude retaliation measures” “exported electricity to the United States”.

How does Ontario’s surcharge affect Michigan?

Michigan gets electricity from Ontario, but does not use most, said Dan Scripps, chairman of the Michigan Public Service Commission, Detroit Free Press. The power comes from Canada to Michigan and flows through the state and others before returning to Canada. This means that it is difficult to quantify exactly what effects the surcharge on Michigander will take place, although there could be some price increases, said Scripps.

How does Ontario’s surcharge to Minnesota affects?

It is unlikely that Minnesota will have a serious consequences from the contract that the star tribune reported last week after Ford had threatened the increase by 25% for the first time. Minnesota gets some electricity from Ontario, but one of his larger suppliers is Manitoba Hydro. Manitoba has not announced a surcharge for electricity such as Ontario, but his prime minister said that it would start with the US hydroelectricity contracts last week, CBC reported.

Key background

In February, Trump initially said that he intended 25% tariffs for goods from Canada and Mexico in February, in response to the lack of reactions by the countries to the Fentanyl crisis, but after both countries agreed to implement more border protection. Trump said the countries hadn’t done enough to react to the flow of immigrants and fentanyl to the USA. That is why he implemented the tariffs on March 4. Two days later, Trump said that he would delay the comprehensive tariffs for products that were traded with the United States with the United States as part of the United States, until April 2, when his UseCal tariffs, in which the countries were dealt with in both countries in both countries, were planned in the United States. Trump has continued to threaten more tariffs since the 25% taxes were partially paused, and said on March 7 that he could immediately impose a few Canadian goods mutual tariffs and accused the country of “exploiting our farmers” by implementing his own tariffs for certain goods from the USA

Main critic

Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York, said in a press release that was shared with Forbes on Monday that the federal tariffs were “badly designed right from the start” and asked Trump to lift her. “We will not allow President Trump and Congress Republicans to play politics with our energy security, while hard -working New Yorkers meet the law,” said Hochul. Tim Walz, Governor of Minnesota, said in a post on X the move “Minnesotaner, who fights to pay their exploding electrical calculation”, “the first victim of Trump’s trade war”.

What you should pay attention to

Trump’s reaction to Ontarios surcharge. The governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer, had not publicly answered on Ontarios announcement, shortly before 3 p.m. Edt, and Forbes turned to her office to get a comment.

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