Power Use

• 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
  
• British Columbians use enough extra power on Super Bowl Sunday to cook 2.4 million pizzas

  BC Hydro says pre-game snack preparation drives B.C. power usage up by about eight per cent every Super Bowl Sunday.

  Sports

  Feb 3, 2019
  
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• SaskPower release top tips to reduce power use this summer

  As temperatures soar above 30 degrees across Saskatchewan, SaskPower has issued some top tips to reduce power use.

  Canada

  Aug 9, 2018
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• Saskatchewan breaks power use record for the third time in two months

  With temperatures over 30 degrees in parts of Saskatchewan, power use was again at an all-time summer high.

  Canada

  Aug 29, 2017
• Demand for electricity in B.C. reached 3-year high on Friday night

  Although the cold snap that gripped much of the province has now come to an end, BC Hydro says the sustained cold temperatures over the past two weeks led to an increase in electricity demand province-wide.

  Dec 19, 2016
• New record set for power consumption: SaskPower

  SaskPower says cold temperatures Monday helped break the record for power use in Saskatchewan.

  Canada

  Dec 13, 2016
• B.C. heatwave leads to spike in power use

  The increases are more than the equivalent of running another generating unit at the Mica dam and generating station, which is one of the largest generating stations in the province.

  Jun 29, 2015