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Alberta DailyEst. 2026

Where Alberta’s electricity is coming from

Alberta’s grid runs on a mix that changes by the minute. These are the live figures published by the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO), with the shares worked out from them.

AESO figures effective 2026-10-08 03:31 Mountain time. Alberta Daily retrieves them at most once every 5 minutes, so what you see here can be several minutes behind the grid.

Generation right now, by fuel

  • Cogeneration4,048 MW42.2%
  • Combined cycle2,389 MW24.9%
  • Wind2,051 MW21.4%
  • Gas fired steam636 MW6.6%
  • Other200 MW2.1%
  • Simple cycle138 MW1.4%
  • Hydro123 MW1.3%
  • Energy storage0 MW0.0%
  • Solar0 MW0.0%

Calculated by Alberta Daily: Each share is that fuel's net generation divided by the total being generated. We list the fuels biggest-first and in sentence case; the AESO publishes them alphabetically and in capitals. The bars are drawn from the shares. The AESO publishes the megawatt figures; this presentation of them is ours, and is neither published by nor endorsed by the AESO.

Load and capacity

Alberta Internal Load

9,442 MW

Total net generation

9,585 MW

Maximum capability

23,415 MW

Pool price

The last settled hour (2026-10-08 02:00 MT) cleared at $13.25/MWh, against a 30-day rolling average of $37.09/MWh. Both figures are published by the AESO.

Right this second the system marginal price — the price of the next megawatt — is $9.77/MWh on 60 MW, in effect since 2026-10-08 03:17 MT. That is the AESO’s figure. The pool price above is the hourly average of it, which is why the two rarely match — our explanation, not the AESO’s.

The hour in progress (2026-10-08 03:00 MT)has not settled. AESO’s forecast for it is $11.12/MWh — a forecast, not a price.

Power crossing the border

  • British Columbia — Alberta is exporting 155 MW
  • Montana — Alberta is importing 12 MW
  • Saskatchewan — no net flow

Calculated by Alberta Daily: AESO publishes a signed megawatt figure for each intertie; the words 'importing' and 'exporting' are our reading of the sign. The AESO publishes the megawatt figures; this presentation of them is ours, and is neither published by nor endorsed by the AESO.

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Grid data on this page comes from the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO). The AESO has told Alberta Daily it does not object to this use; it has not reviewed, endorsed or published this page, and it may withdraw that at any time. Alberta Daily is not the AESO, and this page is not a substitute for the AESO’s own systems. For authoritative information — including anything you would act on — go to the AESO:

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The AESO cannot guarantee the accuracy, currency or completeness of this information at all times. The megawatt figures and prices above are the AESO’s. Alberta Daily’s are the percentages, the bar lengths, the order the fuels are listed in (the AESO publishes them alphabetically), the sentence-case fuel names (the AESO publishes them in capitals) and the import/export wording — all calculated or reworded from the AESO’s published figures, and neither published nor endorsed by the AESO. Copyright © 2016 – 2026 Alberta Electric System Operator.