U.S. Energy Information Administration - EIA - Independent
Statistics and Analysis Today in Energy The United States and
Canada form the largest integrated energy market in the world.
Energy trade between these countries exceeded $100 billion
dollars (U.S.) in 2011. Together, they establish a continental
market for energy across many types of fuels and
products—petroleum products, natural gas, electricity,
hydropower, coal and others. Currently, the bulk of energy by
both trade dollars and physical volumes moves from Canada to the
United States, although for some energy commodities the reverse
is true. Tight integration of energy markets across the
U.S.-Canada border is apparent in many ways: - Interconnected
power grids, cross-border electricity markets, and reliability
entities - Integrated network of petroleum products and natural
gas pipelines supporting seamless movements across both
countries - Numerous trading-point benchmarks such as the AECO-C
natural gas hub in Alberta, Canada, that inform price dis