Complementing collaboration between the Canadian and U.S. federal governments and industry, provinces and states work together on regional initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote renewable energy. The U.S. map illustrates the economic benefits, energy industry activities and energy relationships that each state has developed with Canada.
Washington
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$4.2 billion
- Canadian crude oil exports: US$3.9 billion
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$175 million
- Canadian electricity exports: US$76 million
Washington relies heavily on clean-burning natural gas produced in Canada and transported by pipeline to U.S. markets. The Sumas Center, near the border between British Columbia and Washington, is the principal natural gas trading and transportation hub for the U.S. Northwest.
About two-thirds of Washington’s oil imports come from Canada.
Montana
- Canadian crude oil exports: US$3.7 billion
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$194 million
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$20 million
- Canadian electricity exports: US$9.2 million
Construction has begun on the Montana Alberta Tie Line project, a 215-mile, 240-kilovolt transmission line that will directly connect Alberta and Montana electricity markets for the first time. The line is expected to be completed in 2011 and will transport primarily wind-generated power across the border.
Montana’s refining capacity is 188,000 barrels per day, of which 149,000 barrels per day are imported from Canada.
Oregon
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$67 million
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$36 million
- Canadian electricity exports: US$19 million
Oregon is a member of the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER), a partnership of five American states and five Canadian provinces and territories that coordinates policies to enhance economic well-being in the region. PNWER has two working groups devoted to energy focused on, respectively: enhancing electricity transmission and advancing renewable energy.
Through the Columbia River Treaty, Canada and the United States jointly operate one of the world’s largest hydroelectric power systems.
Idaho
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$117 million
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$25 million
In 2009, the Idaho National Laboratory signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of Saskatchewan to collaborate on energy research and demonstration efforts in uranium, nuclear energy and heavy oil. The agreement also provides for potential collaboration on carbon dioxide capture and storage projects.
Nevada
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$9.0 million
- Canadian electricity exports: US$1.8 million
Nevada Geothermal Power Inc. is a renewable energy development company based in British Columbia. The company holds 100% leasehold interest in four projects in Nevada that have a production potential of up to 170 megawatts, enough to power approximately 170,000 homes.
California
- Canadian crude oil exports: US$1.3 billion
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$164 million
- Canadian electricity exports: US$103 million
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$75 million
Canada’s wind energy industry has strong ties to California. B.C.-based Western Wind Energy produces 34.5 megawatts from 500 wind turbine generators in California. In February 2011, Greengate Power Corp sold to California utilities all the renewable power credits for 20 years from 450-MW of wind capacity in Alberta.
DIRTT Environmental Design Ltd. of Calgary, Alberta (DIRTT) is opening two new Green Learning Centers in Los Angeles and San Francisco. These spaces allow potential clients and designers to discover the sustainability, aesthetic and performance attributes of the DIRTT walls, flooring, and modular electric and data infrastructure components through DIRTT’s own imaginative software.
Morgan Solar, Inc. of Toronto, Ontario is using a $3,305,000 loan which leverages funding from the California Energy Commission to help build a concentrated photovoltaic solar panel manufacturing facility in Chula Vista, California, capable of creating enough solar panels to produce nearly 58 million kWh of electricity per year.
Arizona
- Canadian electricity exports: US$9.1 million
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$1.7 million
Arizona’s regulated utility companies have been mandated to spend more than $1.2 billion for energy efficient projects and renewable energy programs through to 2025. Canada-based Linamar Corp. plans to establish a manufacturing facility in Glendale, Arizona that will supply power conversion units to the state’s new concentrated solar power installation.
Utah
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$9.1 million
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$3.0 million
Utah and Alberta are both leaders in unconventional oil reserves. Alberta has the world’s largest reserves of oil sands and Utah is home to a portion of the world’s largest oil shale deposit.
New Mexico
- Canadian electricity exports: US$2.7 million
Ontario-based CSA Group has partnered with the CFV Solar Test Laboratory, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico to test solar products against North American and international certification standards.
Ontario is the hub of Canada’s solar industry and introduced North America’s first comprehensive feed-in tariff program for renewable energy.
Colorado
- Canadian crude oil exports: US$2.4 billion
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$2.6 million
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$1.2 million
Ontario-based Cline Mining Corporation is investing $65 million to redevelop a coal mine located in south central Colorado. The project will produce mostly metallurgical coal used in making steel exported to foreign markets.
The U.S. operations of Encana, North America’s second- largest natural gas producer, and Suncor, the world’s largest oil sands producer, are both headquartered in Colorado. The companies’ operations are large contributors to U.S./Canada energy security.
Wyoming
- Canadian crude oil exports: US$1.1 billion
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$20 million
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$2.8 million
Canadian-based Encana operates the Jonah Field in western Wyoming. The field is one of the company’s key resource plays with a production life estimated to be from 40 to 60 years.
Enerflex, another Canadian company, is a leading global supplier of natural gas compression and processing equipment. It operates one of its principal manufacturing sites in Casper from where it serves the region’s booming gas shale markets.
North Dakota
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$107 million
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$72 million
- Canadian crude oil exports: US$32 million
- Canadian electricity exports: US$4.5 million
Since 2000, the Great Plains Synfuels Plant near Beulah, North Dakota has been capturing, compressing and transporting carbon dioxide via a 205-mile pipeline to Saskatchewan. There it’s used for enhanced oil recovery in the Weyburn and Midale oil fields.
South Dakota
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$1.3 million
South Dakota is one of the leading producers of ethanol in the United States. Ontario produces roughly 63% of all ethanol produced in Canada and is home to Iogen, Canada’s leader in cellulosic ethanol research.
Nebraska
Nebraska has the second-largest ethanol production capacity in the U.S. at more than two billion gallons per year. Saskatchewan has Canada’s second-largest ethanol production capacity at 90.4 million gallons per year.
Kansas
- Canadian crude oil exports: US$1.6 billion
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$7.5 million
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$2.1 million
Enbridge’s Spearhead Pipeline carries 193,000 barrels of crude oil per day through the U.S. Midwest and runs through southeastern Kansas, using the state’s El Dorado storage facility. TransCanada’s Keystone Pipeline Phase 2 runs north to south through eastern Kansas and in 2011 began deliveries of additional Canadian crude oil to the major oil hub at Cushing, Oklahoma.
Oklahoma
- Canadian crude oil exports: US$441 million
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$14 million
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$2.9 million
Cushing, Oklahoma, is a major trading hub for crude oil and a famous price settlement point for West Texas Intermediate on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Cushing receives 350,000 barrels per day of crude from Canada, largely derived from the oil sands of Alberta. Canada supplies more crude and petroleum products to the U.S. than any country in the world.
Texas
- Canadian crude oil exports: US$987 million
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$664 million
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$550 million
- Canadian electricity exports: US$7.9 million
Alberta-based Encana is among the largest natural gas companies in North America. Of the company’s five key natural gas resource plays in the U.S., three are located in Texas: the Deep Bossier in east Texas, the Barnett Shale around Fort Worth, and the Haynesville Shale in east Texas. Encana’s job-creating investments in Texas exemplify the integration of the energy sector in North America.
Texas is home to many multinational oil and gas companies. Companies like Marathon Oil and ConocoPhillips have or are advancing major oil sands developments.
Alaska
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$192 million
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$5.5 million
Canadian companies are helping develop Alaska’s North Slope – the state’s main oil and gas producing area.
Hawaii
The Puna Geothermal Venture facility is the first and only commercial-scale geothermal plant in Hawaii, producing about 30 megawatts of power and satisfying 20% of the island’s energy needs. The potential for geothermal energy in Canada is immense – estimated at over 5,000 megawatts in conventional shallow geothermal resources with currently available technology.
Louisiana
- Canadian crude oil exports: US$476 million
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$158 million
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$47 million
Louisiana is a major importer of crude oil, typically bringing in about one-fifth of all foreign crude oil processed in the U.S., including $3.8 billion worth of crude oil from Canada in 2010.
Arkansas
- Canadian crude oil exports: US$464 million
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$9.3 million
Development of the Fayetteville Shale between 2005 and 2008 is estimated to have contributed more than $5.5 billion to Arkansas’s economy. Shale gas in British Columbia’s Horn River Basin is estimated to contain 250 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, a contributing factor to a proposal for North America’s first liquefied natural gas export terminal at Kitimat, B.C.
Missouri
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$5.1 million
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$2.0 million
TransCanada’s Keystone Pipeline system opened in 2010, crossing Missouri to supply the Wood River refinery just east of St. Louis. During construction, Keystone generated an estimated $17.5 million in tax revenue for the state.
Iowa
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$731 million
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$12 million
Iowa leads the United States in percentage of electricity generated by wind power, is second only to Texas in total wind production and has a growing wind production manufacturing base. In Canada, electricity capacity by wind power has increased from 139 megawatts in 2000 to 4,005 megawatts in 2010.
Minnesota
- Canadian crude oil exports: US$3.9 billion
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$1.2 billion
- Canadian electricity exports: US$319 million
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$47 million
Clean hydroelectricity from Manitoba powers 15% of homes and businesses in Minnesota. In addition, an estimated 80% of Minnesota’s transportation fuels are derived from Canadian crude oil, primarily from Alberta.
Wisconsin
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$64 million
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$48 million
- Canadian crude oil exports: US$8.7 million
Alberta supplies Wisconsin’s only refinery with 19,000 barrels of oil per day. Oil sands development will support almost 11,000 Wisconsin jobs between 2009 and 2015.
Illinois
- Canadian crude oil exports: US$18 billion
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$2.9 billion
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$89 million
A central location and well-developed infrastructure make Illinois a key transportation hub for crude oil and natural gas moving throughout North America.
Illinois is the country’s top importer of energy from Canada.
Tennessee
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$735 million
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$18 million
In 2010, the CANMET Materials Technology Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratories announced a new partnership that will focus on clean energy research and development. The agreement is part of the Canada–U.S. Clean Energy Dialogue, established in February 2009.
Mississippi
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$17 million
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$1.2 million
In 2010, Mississippi hosted the Southeastern United States/Canadian Provinces Alliance’s third annual meeting where political officials and industry leaders discussed a variety of issues including energy security and the Canada-U.S. Clean Energy Dialogue.
Alabama
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$24 million
Saskatchewan-based Clean Power Concepts owns a biodiesel facility in Bridgeport, Alabama, with a production capacity of 26 million gallons of biodiesel annually from a variety of feedstocks.
Georgia
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$329 million
Georgia is home to two large nuclear power plants, which generate about one-fourth of the state’s electricity. Similarly, New Brunswick’s Point Lepreau nuclear generating station is capable of producing about 30% of the total electricity consumed in the province.
South Carolina
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$143 million
More than 200 of the world’s largest trucks work in the oil sands. The tires for these trucks, measuring 11.5 feet high and costing $60,000 each, are made in South Carolina.
North Carolina
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$18 million
North Carolina’s Atlantic barrier islands have excellent resource potential for developing wind power. Nova Scotia also has excellent potential for wind energy, with some of the highest wind speeds in Canada.
Kentucky
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$16 million
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$2.8 million
The Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Paducah, Kentucky is a primary producer of nuclear fuel used in civilian nuclear power plants. Saskatchewan provided 18% of the world’s uranium supply in 2010.
West Virginia
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$16 million
West Virginia is home to the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory, which is working with Natural Resources Canada on a benchmark carbon dioxide injection project.
Virginia
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$79 million
- Canadian crude oil exports: US$35 million
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$18 million
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Laboratory in Newport News, Virginia is a hub for scientists studying nuclear physics. Scientists from 16 Canadian universities currently use the facility.
Vermont
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$300 million
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$193 million
- Canadian electricity exports: US$168 million
In 2010, Central Vermont Public Service and Green Mountain Power, Vermont’s two largest utilities, signed a long-term contract with Hydro-Québec. Under this agreement, the State of Vermont will purchase 225 megawatts of renewable hydropower from Québec over a 26-year period starting in 2012.
New Jersey
- Canadian crude oil exports: US$2.5 billion
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$1.1 billion
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$23 million
In 2010, New Jersey-based Nautilus Solar Energy announced the expansion of operations in Ontario, partnering with Bright Power Inc., an Ontario-based solar developer. Nautilus acquired contracts from the Ontario Power Authority to build solar projects throughout Ontario.
Ohio
- Canadian crude oil exports: US$4.6 billion
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$74 million
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$2.0 million
Alberta-based Husky Energy owns an oil refinery located in Lima, Ohio and is partners with BP in another oil refinery in Toledo, Ohio.
Michigan
- Canadian crude oil exports: US$2.4 billion
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$1.7 billion
- Canadian electricity exports: US$214 million
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US $163 million
Pipelines from western Canada, which cross the state on the way to northeast markets, help satisfy Michigan’s demand for natural gas.
New York
- Canadian crude oil exports: US$3.5 billion
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$866 million
- Canadian electricity exports: US$393 million
In 2009, Québec-based Brookfield Renewable Power signed 10-year contracts with the Long Island Power Authority and the New York Power Authority to supply 300 gigawatt-hours per year of hydroelectricity to the state.
Maine
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$555 million
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$239 million
- Canadian electricity exports: US$122 million
In 2010, TransCanada Corporation completed the Kibby Wind Power Project, New England’s largest wind power project to date, with a generating capacity of 132 megawatts – enough renewable energy to power 50,000 Maine homes. Throughout this project, the Canadian-based company supported about 300 construction jobs in Maine.
New Hampsire
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$4.4 billion
- Canadian electricity exports: US$370 million
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$36 million
The proposed Northern Pass transmission project, a partnership between Northeast Utilities, NSTAR and Hydro-Québec, would carry up to 1,200 megawatts of clean, competitively priced hydropower from Québec into New Hampshire – enough renewable energy to supply over one million homes.
Delaware
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$130 million
- Canadian crude oil exports: US$36 million
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$2.6 million
Headquartered in Delaware, Dupont is providing a range of in-situ, artificial lift and mining solutions to Canada’s oil sands.
Indiana
- Canadian crude oil exports: US$554 million
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$58 million
Some $4 billion is being invested to modernize BP’s Whiting refinery so it can process 25% to 85% more heavy crude oil from Canada, creating 1,700 full-time jobs and 5,000 contractor positions in both Indiana and Illinois.
Florida
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$754 million
Florida-based Solar Park Initiatives has signed a letter of intent for a seven megawatt solar project in Ontario. The project is estimated to generate up to $28 million in revenue once completed.
Pennsylvania
- Canadian crude oil exports: US$1.9 billion
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$142 million
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$69 million
- Canadian electricity exports: US$43 million
Pennsylvania is home to one of the largest natural gas fields in the world – the Marcellus shale. Canadian companies are pledging billions in investment in Pennsylvania over the next few years to develop this resource.
Maryland
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$87 million
- anadian natural gas exports: US$8.2 million
Ellicott Dredges, founded in 1885 and headquartered in Baltimore, has been selected by one of Canada’s largest integrated oil companies to supply a dredging system for environmental reclamation work in Canada’s oil sands.
Massachusetts
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$1.4 billion
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$519 million
- Canadian electricity exports: US$1.8 million
Québec-based Brookfield Renewable Power opened its U.S. headquarters in Marlborough, Massachusetts in early 2009 to manage more than 100 of the company’s power projects throughout the U.S.
Connecticut
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$263 million
- Canadian natural gas exports: US$7.1 million
The National Research Council of Canada’s Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation and the University of Connecticut’s Center for Clean Energy Engineering have partnered to research clean energy technologies, support clean energy dialogue between Canada and the U.S. and demonstrate new greenhouse gas-reducing technologies.
Rhode Island
- Canadian refined petroleum products: US$410 million
Rhode Island’s Ocean State Power (OSP) is owned by TransCanada Corporation and is the second-largest power plant in the state. OSP was the first power plant built in New England to use Canadian natural gas.