Extreme weather squeezes electricity systems. These strategies can help keep the power on

This weekend, amid extreme cold temperatures near -40 C in many places, Albertans got an emergency alert asking them to cut their power use or risk rolling blackouts. Here are five strategies that could reduce the risk of similar power shortages in cases of extreme weather across the country.

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