Why Alberta and Montana are Locked in a High-Voltage Dispute Over Electricity

Power transmission lines are seen with the Rocky Mountains in the background near Pincher Creek, Alta., on June 6, 2024. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

The upcoming mandatory review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement this year includes many well-known issues such as dairy supply management, but some U.S. representatives say it must also address Alberta’s “unfair” treatment of American electricity providers.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s top trade representative Jamieson Greer is pushing for Alberta’s electricity system to be reformed to eliminate what he calls “unfair treatment of electrical power distribution providers in Montana.”