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Originally Posted by Bobblehead
I think electricity is most needed in the summer - that is when you always hear about how the system is being taxed by air conditioners. People can heat their homes with different things - natural gas especially - but for air conditioners in the summer you need electricity.
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If you look at the historical records
http://ets.aeso.ca/, Alberta peak electricity demand is in the winter. As an example, January 2016 had consumption of 7342 GWh while July 2016 only consumed 6580 GWh and August 2016 only 6678 GWh.