Ontario, Quebec to Swap Energy in New Deal to Help With Electricity Demands

Todd Smith is seen outside the Legislative Chamber in Toronto on May 27, 2019. The Canadian Press/Chris Young

Ontario and Quebec have agreed to swap energy to help each other out when electricity demands peak.

The provinces’ electricity operators, the Independent Electricity System Operator and Hydro-Quebec, will trade up to 600 megawatts of energy each year, said Ontario Energy Minister Todd Smith.