Fortis Alberta has confirmed all the power outages in the Cochrane area have now been restored to normal service, as of 3:50 pm.
At approximately 3:30 on Saturday, a second grid alert in less than 24 hours was announced by The Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO), in response to ongoing extreme cold temperatures across western Canada, restricted imports and very high demand.
A third grid alert issued by (AESO) on Sunday afternoon and was later rescinded.
This was the third grid alert issued in as many days. On Saturday evening, the grid alert issued by AESO triggered Alberta's Emergency Alert system.
