At 9PM tonight's total has climbed to 4mm. So July is still 1.6mm short of catching our ridiculous June. #yegwx #yeg

chris - sᴉɹɥɔ@yegwxnerdery.bsky.social · last wk.

Everyone knows the drill by now... Today's 21mm pushed Blatchford's July total up to 263.5mm. That's our 3rd biggest month on record. It's 5.6mm short of our record-breaking June, and 19.2mm shy of 1901's all-time record. #yegwx #yeg public.tableau.com/shared/53JHP...

Here it comes ⛈️

chris - sᴉɹɥɔ@yegwxnerdery.bsky.social · last wk.

20mm for the record.

Great dive into the most recent nuances of data centre build-out in Alberta from my pals at the Pembina Institute.

Pembina Institute@pembina.org · 2w ago

Hyper-scale #datacentres are driving a surge in electricity demand across North America - and Alberta is next in line. What does that mean for affordability, emissions, and reliability on a gas-reliant grid? Our experts break it down⬇️

At least 65 people showed up to our ride on 50st. People want safe infrastructure, and we want the minister to stop causing division to distract from the UCP's various scandals. Separation from traffic, not separation from Canada. I #yegbike

The best defence is a strong offence.

Justin Ling@justinling.ca · 3w ago

get count binface on the pitch

Thinking of all the folks out east today – air quality in Thunder Bay, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and southern Ontario (especially K-W) are horrendous right now. PM2.5 sensors reading well over 200 μg/m3 in most places and even over 650 in a couple of spots. 😷

📱 I’m impressed so far by the City of Edmonton’s new 311 app for iOS! It’s slick and simple to use. And there was no need to download a new app – updating was enough. Well done to everyone involved! 👏

☀️ Great to see plug-in solar gaining momentum in Canada with Edmonton City Councillor Michael Janz's motion to find pathways to make it possible!

The oil sands alliance — the consortium behind the pathways proposal — is unhappy with the new industrial carbon price.

Oil Sands Alliance Statement on Canada and Alberta Agreement

Today the Alberta and Canadian governments announced their bi-lateral agreement on the implementation of a revised industrial carbon tax and other matters related to their November 27, 2025 Memorandum...

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The federal-Alberta energy MOU fails to deliver on Canada’s climate goals. A lower industrial carbon price will harm our climate credibility and economic future. 2040 is 15 years too late to cut emissions and attract investment when it’s needed most. 🔗 Our full response: buff.ly/VnJd4la

Weakened industrial carbon price harms Canada’s economic future, abandons international commitments | Pembina Institute

CALGARY — CHRIS SEVERSON-BAKER, Executive Director of the Pembina Institute, made the following statement in response to the latest news on the federal-Alberta energy MOU:

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Today’s electricity announcement points in the right direction: the clean energy transition is on — and Canada should lead the charge.⚡ This could mean more reliable and secure power, lower energy bills, and new jobs across Canada. Now let’s move from discussion to action. 👉 buff.ly/f51AtLb

This morning, I’m thinking about how renewable energy and batteries can provide “baseload” (firm!) power. ☀️🔋 What a time to be alive!

I don't think either political party -- or anyone in politics, really -- is thinking in ambitious enough terms about the electricity grid. We need to start thinking of it as the foundation of our 21st century economy & prosperity. It needs to be rethought, rebuilt, & made a solid base for growth.

There’s a real disconnect in anglosphere discourse because a lot of it centres in the US where people aren’t seeing Chinese EVs at all, while much of the rest of the world is

David Roberts@volts.wtf · 4mo ago

EVs won the war.

Wow, it’s windy today in Edmonton (~8 bft). There are four EPCOR outages right now and I’m sure their electricians are on the job – a reminder of what distribution fees on our electricity bills pay for! #YEGwx

Staying yellow but being “infused with shades of green" makes me think of … moldy butter 🦠🧈 www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?...

🌦️Looking forward to joining @solaralberta.ca's Solar Show next week! Though, unfortunately, it's not all clear skies in Alberta.

Solar Alberta@solaralberta.ca · 7mo ago

Jason Wang is a senior analyst at the Pembina Institute. On Jan 29 at 12pm, @jasonrwang.bsky.social will talk about the ongoing uncertainty and reduced investor confidence in Alberta’s renewable energy market and steps the province could take to revive a lucrative renewables market: buff.ly/kah5HxG

Air quality was kinda poor this morning. Did anyone else smell smoke? I think it was due to a temperature inversion we had overnight. All the more reason to support public transit and mode shift!!! #YEGwx Pictured: windy.com ECMWF airgram forecasted a temperature inversion this morning.

This gives Dune 🪱

David Roberts@volts.wtf · 7mo ago

The scale of China's clean energy buildout is difficult to fathom. Check out these pictures.

The scale of China's clean energy buildout is difficult to fathom. Check out these pictures.

Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and Solar Buildout

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Per bsky.app/profile/maxf... they also have to cost $33K or less, which is a market segment that NA automakers are currently serving very poorly. So if they sell well, that's a clear signal: provide product or be replaced.

Max Fawcett@maxfawcett.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Doug Ford wants Canada to be strong with the Trump administration — except when it comes to EVs. Pick a lane, Doug. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/16/o...

I learned about a great EV range and charging time comparison tool this week. The top three performers are from Chinese brands and the #2 sells for just ~24k CAD in China. The first option from an American big three automaker comes in at #128. abetterrouteplanner.com/compare/cars/

EVs running on Alberta and Saskatchewan’s grids are still more GHG and energy efficient than combustion cars.

My holiday wish is that the government makes real progress on fixing the issues Joe describes here

🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦@jvipondmd.bsky.social · 7mo ago

An important heads up! But maybe a little light on underlying causes and possible solutions. I'll provide my perspective on things in this mini-thread. 1/

Oof – it's been looking bad for flu in Alberta this year. Test positivity rates are high! Best to listen to Dr. Vipond's advice below.

🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦@jvipondmd.bsky.social · 8mo ago

just passed the peak of flu last year. and exponential rise ongoing

💨 The wind came back in Alberta on Saturday morning and has been providing 25-35% of our grid electricity since, putting electricity prices below 2¢/kWh since. There's another cold snap coming, but for now, it's not looking to be as severe as last week's.

Jason R. Wang@jrwang.ca · 8mo ago

😌 It's Friday now and it seems like we're through the coldest part of this snap. The folks at Alberta's electricity system operator have done a great job keeping the lights on 📊 Looking at the data on ets.aeso.ca and on @electricitymaps.com, 3 things stand out to me:

😌 It's Friday now and it seems like we're through the coldest part of this snap. The folks at Alberta's electricity system operator have done a great job keeping the lights on 📊 Looking at the data on ets.aeso.ca and on @electricitymaps.com, 3 things stand out to me:

Alberta is facing days of extreme cold. 🥶❄️ Can the grid keep up? Electricity expert @jasonrwang.bsky.social breaks it down. 🎥 Watch a clip ➡️ buff.ly/rdCDPrI 🎧 Listen to the whole interview ➡️ ️https://buff.ly/DlOKr2a

🥶 Brrr, the polar vortex is coming for Alberta and that's got me worried for avalanche stability (deep persistents, anyone? ⛷) ⚡As for the electricity grid? 🎙️I was on CBC Edmonton AM this morning to talk about it! 📻 You can hear the whole clip here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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The Clean Electricity Regulations would have exempted and allowed a data centre to build on-site, unabated gas turbines – unless those turbines exported more power to the grid than was used on-site.