Electricity Use

• Calgary mayor considers ‘coordinated plan’ for grid alert downtown tower power

  Jyoti Gondek said city officials also have calls in to the many downtown properties to find out what they did when a grid alert was declared.

  Canada

  Jan 15, 2024
  
• Alert lifted after Alberta forced to use ‘reserves to balance power system’

  AESO issued an "energy emergency alert" on Wednesday afternoon because a number of factors had resulted in the province "using reserves to balance the power system."

  Consumer

  Jul 7, 2021
  
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• Alberta eclipses previous summer peak electricity use record Monday

  The previous summer peak record, set Aug. 2, 2019, was 10,822 MW.

  Canada

  Jun 28, 2021
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• B.C. records record power usage amid blast of Arctic weather

  A blast of icy weather across British Columbia has caused a record surge in electricity use, according to BC Hydro.

  Jan 14, 2020
• Luxury condo buildings sucking twice as much power as older ones, BC Hydro says

  A new report finds the various amenities included in newer buildings would end up nearly doubling the average hydro bill.

  Apr 12, 2019
• Province close to breaking electricity use record this summer: BC Hydro

  BC Hydro says it expects to break the all-time summer record set in 2014 on Friday.

  Aug 20, 2016