Half a per cent output, yet again – Alberta wind power on Jan. 5

Yet again on Jan. 5, wind power in Alberta flatlined, with just 27 megawatts being produced out of a maximum capacity of 5,688 megawatts. That was at 11:53 a.m., according to minute-by-minute data published by the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO, which can be...

Wind and solar bottom out, again, in Alberta on Jan. 2

Wind and solar power production across Alberta proved to be an abject failure on both counts mid-day on Thursday, Jan. 2. Actually, that might be putting too fine a point on it, as both showed abysmal power production numbers throughout entire day. At 1:04 p.m., when...