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Medicine Hat natural gas rate jumps to $1.907/GJ for October
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Source: CHAT News Today
Alberta Power Outages Right Now
Updated October 8, 2026 at 3:00 a.m.
3power outages reported by EPCOR and FortisAlberta right now
3 Active outages43 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 O'Chiese
FortisAlberta's outage map reports this outage (~1 customer affected).
Near Picture Butte
FortisAlberta's outage map reports this outage (~1 customer affected).
Near Rocky Mountain House
FortisAlberta's outage map reports this outage (~1 customer affected).
Near O'Chiese Cemetery 203A — 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 Gwynne — planned outage
FortisAlberta's outage map lists planned work here — the power is expected to be off during the scheduled window, affecting ~1 customer.
Near Brazeau County — planned outage
FortisAlberta's outage map lists planned work here — the power is expected to be off during the scheduled window, affecting ~22 customers.
Near Lodgepole — 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 Gleichen — planned outage
FortisAlberta's outage map lists planned work here — the power is expected to be off during the scheduled window, affecting ~8 customers.
Near Lodgepole — planned outage
FortisAlberta's outage map lists planned work here — the power is expected to be off during the scheduled window, affecting ~7 customers.
Near Spring Lake — planned outage
FortisAlberta's outage map lists planned work here — the power is expected to be off during the scheduled window, affecting ~34 customers.
Near Spring Lake — planned outage
FortisAlberta's outage map lists planned work here — the power is expected to be off during the scheduled window, affecting ~968 customers.
Near Spring Lake — planned outage
FortisAlberta's outage map lists planned work here — the power is expected to be off during the scheduled window, affecting ~968 customers.
Near Rocky Mountain House — planned outage
FortisAlberta's outage map lists planned work here — the power is expected to be off during the scheduled window, affecting ~11 customers.
Near Ferintosh — planned outage
FortisAlberta's outage map lists planned work here — the power is expected to be off during the scheduled window, affecting ~24 customers.
Near Edson — planned outage
FortisAlberta's outage map lists planned work here — the power is expected to be off during the scheduled window, affecting ~9 customers.
Data from EPCOR and FortisAlberta outage centres. Assembled by Alberta Daily — always confirm with the official source before acting.
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