Despite the disparaging language against wind power, the AESO actually announces that the shortage is due to two natural gas generators being out of service. 8MW would power closer to 4000 houses. (Smith deletes the tweet)
Danielle Smith’s since-deleted tweet:
AESO’s tweet from that day:
High power demand due to extreme cold, two large natural gas generator outages, and very low renewable power on the system have prompted the AESO to declare a Grid Alert. Find information on Grid Alerts here https://t.co/eQAHOzfzgI pic.twitter.com/1pzOJt2T1L
— AESO (@theAESO) January 12, 2024