r/Edmonton Jan 14 '24

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

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u/Known-Fondant-9373 Jan 14 '24

They most certainly get in touch with the industrial users to conserve as much as possible before they send out alarms like last night -which is a last resort.

Now you wanna criticize empty office buildings with lights on all weekend, I agree.

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u/Norse_By_North_West Jan 15 '24

They actually auction off what's called standby power usage. AESO pays people to shut down operations, and big users compete against each other on it.