Twitter/Alberta Electric System OperatorAt 3:49 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7, the Alberta Electric System Operator declared a “grid alert,” asking people in that province to reduce their power consumption. That grid alert was lifted at 9:50 p.m. “The AESO declared a Grid...
As Alberta’s internal electrical load creeps up again to close to record levels at supper time on Wednesday, Dec. 21, the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) issued its second “grid alert” in one day, its third in 24 hours across two days, and...
For the second time in 16 hours, the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) declared a “grid alert,” as that province’s grid came under threat of being overloaded. It was the fourth grid alert issued in the month of December, so far. In a tweet put...
In what is becoming a regular occurrence, a lack of wind power generation has put Alberta into an electrical “grid alert,” for the third time in December. At noon, 32 of Alberta’s 36 wind farms were producing zero power. A little over an hour later, it was worse. At...
For the second time in three days, on Dec. 1 the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) has issued a “grid alert” and called on people to conserve energy. They even made a handy dandy graphic to tweet, saying, “Reminder to try and conserve energy between 4 p.m. and 7...
