LAKELAND - The Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) declared a grid alert on Sunday just before 5 p.m.
The alert, posted on X (formerly known as Twitter), asks Albertans to reduce electricity consumption to essential use only, until 8 p.m. "to avoid the possibility of rotating outages." Premier Danielle Smith reshared the alert on her social media also.
Unlike on Saturday evening, no emergency alert was sent out on Sunday regarding the grid alert.
According to information on the AESO website, Albertans can:
- Turn off unnecessary lights and electrical appliances
- Minimize the use of space heaters
- Delay the use of major power-consuming appliances such as washers, dryers and dishwashers until after peak hours
- Use cold water for washing clothes - most of the energy used goes to heating the water (only running full loads helps too)
- Delay charging electric vehicles and/or plugging in block heaters
- Cook with your microwave, crockpot or toaster oven instead of the stove
- Limit the use of kitchen or bathroom ventilation fans
- Use motion-detector lights in storage areas, garages, and outdoors when possible
- Work on a laptop instead of a desktop computer
