On my way home, QR77 explained it like this:
Rotating power outtages have been ordered by the authority who has power to order them (forget the name).
Normally, the province would have plenty of power. Currently, 5 of the 18 power generating stations in the province are down for one reason or another. We'd still normally be fine, except that the extra power line from BC (which provides more power when we need it) is also down due to a presumed lightning strike.
So, in a sense, Murphy's Law has struck once again.
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