Speaking with The Hill, Thomas J, Timmins, leader of Gowling WLG's Energy Practice Group, provided insights on Ontario’s proposed energy surcharge—a response to U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods. The surcharge is designed to offset economic disadvantages for Ontario’s energy sector in cross-border trade.
"It would be paid by the electricity system operator or by the contracting party," said Timmins. "It would be paid by whoever the counterparty is to Ontario, and there might be multiple counterparties… some of them might be governmental, some of them might be private."
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