EnergyCanada plans hydropower push as Biden looks to clean up U.S. grid Nia WilliamsAllison Lampert 5 minute read High voltage electrical power transmission lines are photographed at night in Toronto, February 9, 2007. REUTERS/J.P. Moczulski (CANADA)/File Photo Canada sees an opportunity in U.S. President Joe Biden's push to achieve a carbon-free electrical grid by 2035: hydropower exports. With Canadian crude exports taking a hit from Biden's decision to scrap the Keystone XL oil pipeline, Ottawa is increasingly focused on sales of clean energy. Around 60% of the 4 trillion kilowatt-hours of electricity consumed in the United States in 2019 came from fossil fuels, government data show. Biden's push to convert that to clean energy gives Canada, the world's third-largest producer of hydropower, a window to sell more hydro exports to its southern neighbour.