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Alberta’s electricity generation mix
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According to the Alberta government, in 2009 there was a net addition of 443 megawatts of generation capacity in the province, which increased total capacity to 13,007 megawatts. About 14 per cent of that total was from renewable sources.
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Q: What’s a kilowatt hour (kWh) anyway?
A: The amount of energy consumed by a load of 1,000 watts operating for one hour.
The basic unit of electric power is a watt. The higher the wattage, the more energy the electrical device will need to operate. Of course, how long a bulb or other device is operating also determines the amount of electricity used.
By the Numbers - Alberta
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The BIG energy picture
Alberta’s energy industry creates jobs, builds communities, fosters research and new technologies, and pays taxes and royalties. About half a million Canadians are directly or indirectly employed by the energy industry. All of us are connected to it. By the Numbers explains our complex energy story through key energy facts and regional energy maps to help you see Canada’s energy system at a glance.
100 per cent green electricity
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- Written by Jim Bentein
You’re a committed environmentalist — so committed you’ve agreed to pay more for your electricity because it comes from “green” sources. But how do you know that the green power you’ve signed up to get actually comes from clean power sources, such as wind, solar or hydro?
In fact, as with many other transactions that consumers make, you have to rely on someone else’s word that what you are buying really is what the seller says it is.
