Ongoing power outage/emergency candle-lighting technique discussion

[surferguy]

My power is back on now. Everybody ok after the great blackout of 2020?

[PaperBagger'14]

I was told it was a trip on 120L which ties BC and Alberta together, but AESO expects power to begin being restored around 4:30. It may take longer than that for some areas as it's a gradual shift when restoring bulk levels of power.

[PaperBagger'14]

Originally Posted by DoubleK

I just checked the AESO website. Supply adequacy is green across the board.

There is enough generation reserve.

Hmm interesting, then why would UFLS have kicked in?

[Julio]

Originally Posted by DoubleK

I just checked the AESO website. Supply adequacy is green across the board.

There is enough generation reserve.

That was my first thought also...this from the head of Calgary's EMA makes some sense...



"Load changes have caused a number of substations to take some individuals power off line," said Tom Sampson, chief of the Calgary Emergency Management Agency, on Twitter.


https://twitter.com/icetyyc?lang=en

[DoubleK]

Originally Posted by PaperBagger'14

I was told it was a trip on 120L which ties BC and Alberta together, but AESO expects power to begin being restored around 4:30. It may take longer than that for some areas as it's a gradual shift when restoring bulk levels of power.

MATL tripped at the same time, which makes me think that some event happened in the US.

You are probably right that it was a frequency excursion which then tripped a bunch of substations.

[PaperBagger'14]

Originally Posted by DoubleK

MATL tripped at the same time, which makes me think that some event happened in the US.

You are probably right that it was a frequency excursion which then tripped a bunch of substations.

Oh I didnt see MATL tripped too, I just assumed it was planned maintenance and then 120L tripped. Interesting.

[Fuzz]

Enmax site is back up showing only one outage area now:


https://outages.enmax.com/portal/

[DoubleK]

Lightning strike was on the BC side of the border that created the events to the outage.

[Jiri Hrdina]

Just lost power in Garrison. Anyone else?

[edslunch]

Altadore by River Park too

[Aeneas]

Lakeview.

[TheScorpion]

Lol I didn't expect this thread to take on such a life! I'll update the title