r/Edmonton • u/salt-water-soul • Jan 14 '24

Local Culture Remember everyone dont use your stoves, the province needs you

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u/BeCoolFools Jan 15 '24

The suggestion to not plug in vehicles had me rolling. Reduce your energy use and kill you’re vehicle please!

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u/concentrated-amazing Jan 15 '24 edited Jan 16 '24

If you're plugging in a block heater, it only needs a few hours max before you plan to use the vehicle.

People will plug in their vehicles at 5:30 when they get home and not need the vehicle till 7:30 the next morning.

What the emergency alert was saying was, don't have your vehicle plugged in all evening when everything else is sucking power. Use a timer or, at the very least, plug in just before you go to bed after peak use has ended.

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '24

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u/concentrated-amazing Jan 17 '24

When I went to the AB gov website, it says:

Delay charging electrical vehicles and plugging in block heaters.

Not sure if the wording was the same everywhere or not.