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Re:A Typology of Canadianisms by dledesma on Wednesday July 09, 2025 @11:06PM (#44516795)
I've had to explain to an Albertan friend that hydro meant power, they mostly use coal out there from what I understand.
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Re:A Typology of Canadianisms by osigurdson on Thursday July 10, 2025 @12:46AM (#44517289)
Alberta doesn't use any coal actually.
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Re:A Typology of Canadianisms by zahlman on Thursday July 10, 2025 @02:19AM (#44517864)
They have only recently finished phasing out coal, such that it appears in last year's statistics. And it's still mostly natural gas, i.e. a fossil fuel.

https://www.aeso.ca/aeso/understanding-electricity-in-albert...

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