Like so many parts of the world, being an Albertan has been fraught with unique challenges since the turn of the decade. The early days of 2020 brought a pandemic, a poor economy, and an oil price crisis in March and April. Alberta enjoyed a swift recovery before commodity pricing further increased in value as…
Read MoreFollowing the deregulation of the Alberta electricity market, electricity generators began selling their power to the Alberta Electric Systems Operator (AESO). This concept is commonly referred to as an “Energy Only Market,” and is the current practice in Alberta. For more information, download a report on the “State of the Market.”
A number of new facilities have been built since 2000, and interconnections between Alberta and British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Montana are essential in meeting the electricity demands in Alberta. Approximately 2% of the province’s electrical requirements are currently supplied under import agreements.
Interconnections between British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Montana are also an essential component to the supply of electricity to meet the demand in Alberta with about 2% of the provincial requirements being supplied under import agreements.
