2024 OFFICIAL Weather and road conditions MEGA THREAD

[ExtraSlow]

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...2024-1.7086012

39cm now, you get your wish.

Thank Allah for granting my wish.

[M.alex]

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Hard to know if it was political but AESO had already issued their highest level of load shedding alert 2 hours prior to the phone notification going out. The AB internal load was still rising and the estorage reserves plus DCR were all almost down to 0 so it was a much worse situation than other times we've entered load shedding alerts.

It's all political; we have several EEA3s every year.

An energy-only market will run a tighter supply balance so during the extreme conditions you'll run razor thin; the fact the grid didn't fall over like Texas did a few years ago shows the market design works.

What you don't hear about is that MATL was exporting power during the events and EPCOR/ENMAX were trying to export because other jurisdictions were paying more for the power.

That sounds good eh - send out alerts warning everybody rolling blackouts are coming but let companies export out of the province because they can make more money elsewheres.

[suntan]

It can turn on a dime, which is exactly what happened. AESO asked for more power and BC and Sask delivered.

BC had record breaking power imports in 2023; they're going to rape the earth for more power.

[ExtraSlow]

wait, so are we happy that there were no rolling blackouts, or mad about it? This has gotten me confused.

[suntan]

Yes

[ZenOps]

+8 by tuesday. Environment Canada making big calls.

[killramos]

Anyone get caught up with that water main break in the 2nd ave parking lot by the Devon tower?

What a mess.

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

German cars that don’t get driven very often things.

[ExtraSlow]

Wow, very retro charger bro.

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

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Wow, very retro charger bro.

Eh it works, usually give batteries a small hit for 30 mins when I know they’ve been sitting unused for a while.

[Xtrema]

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Eh it works, usually give batteries a small hit for 30 mins when I know they’ve been sitting unused for a while.

I thought those things are not ideal for AGM batteries any more.

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

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I thought those things are not ideal for AGM batteries any more.

I wouldn’t leave it on there for more than 30 mins or so, or is it if the battery is dead. I usually don’t have to use that charger more than 2-3 times a year.

[schurchill39]

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Anyone get caught up with that water main break in the 2nd ave parking lot by the Devon tower?

What a mess.

By the time we got an email in the building I am in (adjacent to Devon) they said there was over a foot of water and if we were in there we should go move our cars. I didn't get to see it but I'd love to know if anyone in here was parked there.

[ZenOps]

+8 Environment Canada makes a week deep call.

Next week: +15

Damn.

[SportEL]

Blackouts? No need to be afraid. Someday we'll be living like in the Arctic and Your Kid will never Get Cold.

[ZenOps]

Nova Scotia got record breaking 100 cm of snow.

[jutes]

Don't get why people love living there. Any little puff of wind and half the province loses power.

[killramos]

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Don't get why people love living there. Any little puff of wind and half the province loses power.

Pogey and hot cousins

[Brent.ff]

Chase the ace, clearly

[schurchill39]

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Pogey and hot cousins

This is my understanding too from talking to east coast guys.