{"id":295366,"date":"2024-01-15T18:59:34","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T17:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=295366"},"modified":"2024-01-15T18:59:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T17:59:36","slug":"alberta-grid-under-stress-ev-drivers-under-duress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=295366","title":{"rendered":"Alberta Grid Under Stress: EV Drivers Under Duress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"374\" data-attachment-id=\"295370\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=295370\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Screenshot-2024-01-15-185606.png?fit=1275%2C659&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1275,659\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0Screenshot-2024-01-15-185606\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Screenshot-2024-01-15-185606.png?fit=723%2C374&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Screenshot-2024-01-15-185606.png?resize=723%2C374&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-295370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Screenshot-2024-01-15-185606.png?resize=1024%2C529&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Screenshot-2024-01-15-185606.png?resize=300%2C155&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Screenshot-2024-01-15-185606.png?resize=768%2C397&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Screenshot-2024-01-15-185606.png?resize=1200%2C620&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Screenshot-2024-01-15-185606.png?w=1275&amp;ssl=1 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;Green energy&#8217; nightmare in <strong>Alberta<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fd81PxIaWwE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>When magical thinking meets a polar vortex cold, hard reality follows<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/s_guilbeault?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@s_guilbeault<\/a> electric nightmare in Alberta <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i8kqO0b9fm\">pic.twitter.com\/i8kqO0b9fm<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ca\u00f1adaRecord (@CanadaRecord) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanadaRecord\/status\/1745992825727033655?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The polar vortex moved in and settled over most of the prairies and Northern BC and temperatures dropped like a stone.\u00a0Maue checked in on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanMaue\/status\/1745860787845947519\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cour Canadian friends\u201d in Edmonton<\/a>, reporting on Jan. 12<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0at 10:30 reporting: \u201cBit of a struggle today with the temperature. 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