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 2026-08-23 17:20 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
- Cogeneration3,728 MW31.4%
- Wind3,227 MW27.2%
- Combined cycle2,574 MW21.7%
- Solar1,174 MW9.9%
- Gas fired steam670 MW5.6%
- Other275 MW2.3%
- Hydro149 MW1.3%
- Simple cycle69 MW0.6%
- Energy storage0 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
11,412 MW
Total net generation
11,866 MW
Maximum capability
23,415 MW
Pool price
The last settled hour (2026-08-23 16:00 MT) cleared at $24.47/MWh, against a 30-day rolling average of $34.90/MWh. Both figures are published by the AESO.
Right this second the system marginal price — the price of the next megawatt — is $15.15/MWh on 100 MW, in effect since 2026-08-23 17:18 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 (2026-08-23 17:00 MT)has not settled. AESO’s forecast for it is $23.50/MWh — a forecast, not a price.
Power crossing the border
- British Columbia — Alberta is exporting 496 MW
- Montana — Alberta is importing 42 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.
Part of Alberta energy — power, prices and outages.