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Second Grid Alert in Alberta this week

The Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) has issued a grid alert for the province Friday morning, the second time this week.

A grid alert has been issued for the second time this week according to the Alberta Electric System Operator (...

Second Grid Alert in Alberta this week

Grid alerts are issued when the electrical system is under stress, and users are asked to reduce power consumption.

Grid alerts are issued when the electrical system is under stress, and users are asked to reduce power consumption.

An unexpected generation loss in Albertas power system led to a grid alert being sent out on social media on Wednesday evening, the province says.

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Conservatives are using familiar cold weather power disruptions to attack the clean-energy transition.

"Reducing peak electricity demand through province-wide conservation will minimize the high potential for rotating outages this evening," a statement on the AESO website said.