Ontario collects $260,000 from one-day electricity surcharge on U.S. exports
- Ontario implemented a 25% electricity surcharge on exports to the U.S. On March 10.
- Premier Ford introduced the surcharge as a retaliatory measure against U.S. tariffs.
- The temporary surcharge impacted 1.5 million homes across three states.
- Ontario collected about $260,000; the province estimated $300,000 to $400,000 revenue.
- Ford then agreed to suspend the surcharge after U.S. Officials invited ministers to Washington.
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Ontario collects $260,000 from one-day electricity surcharge on U.S. exports
Ontario Energy Minister Stephen Lecce said in a statement that the surcharge sent a clear message that the province won’t back down in the fight against Trump’s tariffs
Ontario collects $260,000 from one-day electricity surcharge on U.S. exports – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — Ontario Energy Minister Stephen Lecce’s office says the province collected about $260,000 from the one day an electricity surcharge was in effect on exports to the United States. Premier Doug Ford announced on March 10 that Ontario was placing a 25-per-cent surcharge on electricity the province sends to 1.5 million homes in three states as one retaliatory measure against tariffs imposed on Canadian goods by U.S. President Donald Trump.…
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