The Grid We Don't Have
Canada's Fractured Energy Infrastructure and the Case for a National Electricity Framework
Tags: energy, electricity-grid, interprovincial, energy-sovereignty, renewable-energy, alberta, climate, crown-corporation, transmission Format: Discussion Article
During the 2021 Texas winter storm, 246 people died because an electricity grid designed for mild weather encountered a cold snap it was not built to handle. The Texas grid is isolated — deliberately, to avoid federal regulation — and when it failed, there was nowhere to import power from.