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Originally Posted by Acey
Blasting through the resevers and kinda looks like BC is keeping us afloat, if they need their 300 MW back or the wind falls off then we're dun dun. 153 must be the max SK can give us cause that's the same as yesterday.
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The bolded isn't really an issue at present demand. BC Hydro deliberately imports cheap power at night from the US and Alberta so they can raise the water levels in their dams, allowing for significant power generation (including for export) during the peak daytime/evening periods. Then they import again at night when demand and prices are lower. Even last night for instance, BC was importing an average of about 200 MW from Alberta between 1am and 7am.
That's one of the best things about hydro when it's integrated with more sporadic power generations sources. It can act like a battery of sorts by building up the water levels behind the dams when power is plentiful and then releasing it to generate power when it's needed.