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Alberta Power Outages Right Now
Updated August 23, 2026 at 4:37 p.m.
11power outages reported by EPCOR and FortisAlberta right now
11 Active outages15 Planned (scheduled)
Outages happening now from EPCOR (Edmonton) and FortisAlberta (rural and central Alberta), refreshed automatically. FortisAlberta's planned work is listed separately below — that is power scheduled to go off later, not power that is off now, and it is not counted as an outage. Calgary (ENMAX) and ATCO Electric areas are not included — check your own utility's map there.
View the live power outages — edmonton & rural alberta map →Currently active
Near Bowness
FortisAlberta's outage map reports this outage (~1 customer affected).
Near Bowness
FortisAlberta's outage map reports this outage (~1 customer affected).
Near Morningside
FortisAlberta's outage map reports this outage (~4 customers affected).
Near Blackfalds
FortisAlberta's outage map reports this outage (~1 customer affected).
Near Warburg
FortisAlberta's outage map reports this outage (~1 customer affected).
Near Jenner
FortisAlberta's outage map reports this outage (~1 customer affected).
Near Bruce
FortisAlberta's outage map reports this outage (~1 customer affected).
Near Del Bonita
FortisAlberta's outage map reports this outage (~1 customer affected).
Near Chauvin
FortisAlberta's outage map reports this outage (~1 customer affected).
Near Chauvin
FortisAlberta's outage map reports this outage (~1 customer affected).
Near St. Albert
FortisAlberta's outage map reports this outage (~1 customer affected).
Near Olds — planned outage
FortisAlberta's outage map lists planned work here — the power is expected to be off during the scheduled window, affecting ~13 customers.
Near Bowden — planned outage
FortisAlberta's outage map lists planned work here — the power is expected to be off during the scheduled window, affecting ~9 customers.
Near Sundre — planned outage
FortisAlberta's outage map lists planned work here — the power is expected to be off during the scheduled window, affecting ~3 customers.
Near Sundre — planned outage
FortisAlberta's outage map lists planned work here — the power is expected to be off during the scheduled window, affecting ~10 customers.
Data from EPCOR and FortisAlberta outage centres. Assembled by Alberta Daily — always confirm with the official source before acting.
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