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Electric Grid Managers Expect ‘Bumpy Ride’ if Canada Tariffs Imposed

Midwest drivers, Pacific Northwest ratepayers will be first to see prices at pump and in utility bills increase if president imposes 25 percent levy on March 4.
Electric Grid Managers Expect ‘Bumpy Ride’ if Canada Tariffs Imposed
A worker walks past rows of power lines in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on Aug. 19, 2019, one of 37 electricty transmission networks that provides power to both sides of the border. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press
John Haughey
John Haughey
Reporter
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WASHINGTON—If President Donald Trump imposes 25 percent tariffs on imported goods from Canada on March 4, as he pledged to do on Feb. 27, drivers across the Midwest and utility ratepayers in the Pacific Northwest will be among the first to see prices at the pump and in their electric bills increase.

That consensus was among potential tariff-related effects identified by the 2,200 public utility commissioners, regional transmission operators, and state regulators who attended the Feb. 23–26 National Association of Regional Utility Commissions (NARUC) Winter Energy Policy Conference in Washington.

John Haughey
John Haughey
Reporter
John Haughey is an award-winning Epoch Times reporter who covers U.S. elections, U.S. Congress, energy, defense, and infrastructure. Mr. Haughey has more than 45 years of media experience. You can reach John via email at [email protected]
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