Here is an interesting article on Alberta wind energy production. Financial Post
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Alberta expanded into windpower generation aggressively since deregulating its electricity industry eight years ago. With more than 4% of its power coming from wind farms in the southern part of the province, it is the national leader in the green-energy source.
But the growth turned out to be too much of a good thing and the provincial grid operator, Alberta Electric System Operator, slapped a ban last April on the construction of any more wind farms until the reliability issues are resolved.
While environmentally friendly, the typical wind farm in Southern Alberta can harvest wind only 35% of the time.
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