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 e

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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  • OutlierBlueEnglish
    32·
    2 days ago

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

    • boreengreen@lemm.ee
      161·
      2 days ago

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

      • Cocodapuf@lemmy.world
        11·
        3 hours ago

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

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