The new deal to import electricity to Ontario would seem to undermine any future sabre-rattling that Ford might do on the energy file, although there are several caveats to be noted here. The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) is, as the name suggests, not making decisions at Ford’s behest. And its contract with Alpha Generation is a short-term arrangement to provide electricity in case Ontario needs it during the cold winter months and while the Pickering nuclear plant is undergoing a refurbishment. In the days since the Alpha contract was announced, the IESO said that Ontario will still be a net exporter of electricity to the United States and that it exported seven times as much as it imported last year. The new contract is about increasing the flexibility of the provincial power grid during the high-peak demand of the winter months.
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