Alberta sets power consumption record: Extreme cold to continue through the weekend

After repeatedly coming close during this week’s extreme cold weather, Albertans have set a power-consumption record.
The province used 11,473 megawatts of electricity between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. Thursday, surpassing the record 11,458 MW reached Dec. 16, 2016, the Alberta Electricity System Operator (AESO) reported Friday.
Power consumption is at its highest typically between 5 p,m. and 7 p.m., when people returning home from work turn on lights and appliances.
The AESO website Fri