Montana electricity generators not treated unfairly: Alberta utilities minister

Alberta’s utilities minister says that, contrary to a new report, the province’s electricity grid operator doesn’t discriminate against U.S. power generators.The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative listed Alberta’s non-profit electrical grid operator as a trade irritant in a report this week, claiming Montana-based electricity producers aren’t being afforded fair access to the Alberta market.The report, updated annually, claims the Alberta Electricity System Operator, or AESO, unfairly favours electricity generated within the province over equally priced U.S. energy during times of surplus grid power or congested transmission lines.