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.
“It is critical that Alberta add more base-load power from natural gas and other sources to our electricity grid to protect the reliability and affordability of power for Albertans,” said Smith.
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.
The Alberta Utilities Commission said it will continue to receive and process applications for new renewables during this time, but will not be able to approve them until after the moratorium has been lifted, which is expected to happen at the end of February 2024.
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Kathleen Ganley, Alberta NDP Critic for Energy (Oil and Gas, Minerals and Hydrogen), made the following statement in response to the AESO issuing a Grid Alert:
“Price spikes and unreliable electricity supply in Alberta are the result of the UCP’s botched handling of the provincial grid.
“Albertans are facing unprecedented energy bills, and unprecedented wildfires, while Danielle Smith bans the development of renewable energy. Her actions will limit the supply of electricity, while increasing costs and the emissions that drive climate change.
“Alberta families and businesses need an immediate emergency rate cap, and public hearings into both skyrocketing prices and Danielle Smith’s sabotage of the renewable energy sector.”
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