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Does Michigan get electricity from Canada? What to know about threat to shut it off

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he would impose a 25% surcharge on electricity exports to Michigan , New York and Minnesota .

The surcharge would be on top of retaliatory action already underway by the neighbors to the north.

Michigan does get a substantial amount of electricity from Canada , but the state does not consume most of it.