Recently my daughter called me while on her way back from a Costco run in Regina, heading home to Weyburn. She noted that it appears they are twinning the highway between Regina and Weyburn. Indeed, they are, I explained. And several years later, they’ll...
Second evening in a row Alberta sees “grid alert” issued, but this time, it was a much closer-run thing Alberta’s electrical grid was in such peril of falling into rotating blackouts on Saturday night, the provincial government urged people to even turn off...
Two of the most energy rich jurisdictions on the planet, Texas and Alberta, have built out tremendous wind and solar power generation as part of their grid, and in the last year, both have seen grid alerts issued on days that wind power generation collapses....
Armando Cavanha, David Blackmon, Irina Slav and Tammy Nemeth go over many aspects of electrical grid security. A major issue is the availability of high capacity transformers, and the lack of domestic manufacturing in North America. Supply chain issues are...
I woke up the morning of May 25 and my early-rising wife informed me the power had been out for an hour. She expressed disappointment she couldn’t have her morning coffee, nor make a hot breakfast. By the time I was moving, power was back, so no big deal. I had to...
