Sunshine (she/her)@piefed.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 9 days agoGrid alerts: what you need to know as electricity demand ramps up in Albertathenarwhal.caexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down10
arrow-up129arrow-down1external-linkGrid alerts: what you need to know as electricity demand ramps up in Albertathenarwhal.caSunshine (she/her)@piefed.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink
minus-squareSturgist@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 days agoTL;DR: Alberta has the same issue as Texas. Well…lots of the same issues as Texas. In terms of power grid: Private generators Private transmission systems Private Distributors Private everything means little to no incentive to modernise the grid or properly interconnect it to ensure the grid is stable under heavy load.
TL;DR:
Alberta has the same issue as Texas. Well…lots of the same issues as Texas.
In terms of power grid: