Daines, Montana colleagues call for fair cross-border electricity trade with Canada

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U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) led three of his Montana Republican colleagues in urging the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to address cross-border electricity trade between their home state and Alberta, Canada.

The lawmakers are concerned about regulations impacting the Montana-Alberta Tie Line (MATL), which interconnects the electricity grids of Montana and Alberta, a province in Canada. The Alberta government and the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) have enacted rules and practices that the lawmakers say discriminate against Montana electricity exports.

Source: Alberta Economic Trade and Development