Paula Simons: Alberta's electricity surplus gives power to the people

This Thursday, Dec. 28, Alberta  set a new mark for electricity use. We hit an all-time record high of 11,473 MW. That surpassed the 2016 record by 15 MW.
It’s probably not surprising. 
It’s cold. It’s dark.
Our furnaces are pumping. Our lights are ablaze. Our washing machines and computers are in overdrive.
You might expect electricity prices in Alberta to be in overdrive, too. But that’s the real surprise.
Electricity prices in Alberta remained remarkably low