Premier Smith says Alberta needs more energy following grid alert
LETHBRIDGE, AB – Alberta’s premier believes that more needs to be done to ensure residents are not subject to frequent strains on the electrical grid.
Danielle Smith’s comments came after the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) issued a Level 3 grid alert at 3:08 p.m. on Monday, August 28, 2023.
The AESO said the provincial power system was under stress due to a combination of hot weather, low wind energy generation, and a power outage in B.C. that impacted the intertie capability.
The internal load on the grid reached a peak of 11,188 megawatts at approximately 4:00 p.m. The pool price for electricity capped out at $999.99 per megawatt hour Monday afternoon, which fell to around $50 to $72 per megawatt hour by the following morning.
The grid alert was cancelled just after 8:00 p.m. as the AESO said the grid was once again stable and working as normal.
Smith said Alberta relies almost entirely on natural gas to power homes and businesses, supplemented with wind and solar.
On August 3, 2023, the Government of Alberta announced a seven-month pause on approving any new wind and solar energy generation projects over one megawatt, saying that it will use that time to review all policies and procedures related to renewable power.
The Pembina Institute estimated that as many as 188 projects are impacted by the pause. |Read more https://rdnewsnow.com/2023/08/29/premier-smith-says-alberta-needs-more-energy-following-grid-alert/|
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