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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  • Darkassassin07@lemmy.caEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Well yeah; you don’t just flip a switch and disconnect at a whim, you’ve got to reduce generation in sync with shedding load to keep the grid balanced. It can and should still be done though.

    The problem is producers ofc don’t want to shut down, that’s lost profit for them. I think they should bear it in support of Canada’s independence though.