Canada began supplying electricity to the United States in the early 20th century, with significant cross-border transmission starting around 1901. One of the earliest notable instances involved the Niagara Falls region, where hydroelectric power development was a joint effort between the two countries. On the Canadian side, the Ontario Power Company, established in 1887, started generating electricity at Niagara Falls, and by 1901, it was exporting power across the border to New York. This was facilitated by the completion of a transmission line from Niagara Falls, Ontario, to Buffalo, New York, marking the beginning of a formal electricity trade relationship.
In 1901, when Canada began supplying electricity to the United States, the President of the United States was Theodore Roosevelt. He assumed the presidency on September 14, 1901, following the assassination of President William McKinley. McKinley had been shot on September 6, 1901, and died eight days later, thrusting Roosevelt, his vice president, into office. So, while McKinley was president for most of 1901, including the early part of the year when the Niagara Falls transmission line opened, Roosevelt was in office by the end of that year and oversaw the period as this cross-border electricity trade began to take shape. Given the context of your question, Roosevelt is the most relevant answer as the president during the key moment of 1901 when this milestone was established.
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