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2024-01-17 07:51:32 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6AA1853BEAD0BE96E9FFB952A4FA55825F1119BF1D11F444B1F3B58397106170
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This is false. Nobody's power was cut off. Extreme cold pushed Alberta’s electrical grid to the limit this weekend, triggering an emergency alert for Albertans to reduce power consumption. Consumers responded by cutting electricity use and the grid avoided outages. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-electricity-record-high-power-demand-aeso-1.7082405 https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/alberta-minister-fears-electricity-shortfalls-after-grid-strain-2024-01-15/
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