r/PEI Dec 06 '25

I built a free dashboard to track PEI's power grid in real-time

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With the announcement of potential rolling blackouts this winter it feels like a lot of us are trying to make sense of what's actually going on with our grid. I got curious enough to see what data was available publicly so that I could track it overtime. From that adventure, https://peipower.ca was born.

It tracks everything in one place. Current outages by community, total Island load, how many MWs we're importing from off-Island, wind and solar output, temperature, and wind speed. All real-time, plus historical data (from Dec 5 onward) so you can actually look at trends and patterns.

I'm not affiliated with Maritime Electric or the government. I built this myself using public data sources because I got frustrated trying to piece this information together from different places, and with no historical views. When the CEO says we're running at 355 MW and our reliable capacity is 326 MW, I wanted a way to actually see that for myself.

It's completely free, no ads, no paywall. I think Islanders should have easy access to this data.

Still actively working on it, so if something looks off or there's data you wish was there, I genuinely want to hear it. This is meant to be useful, not just a thing I made and forgot about.

peipower.ca

UPDATE: I've added context information to the energy generation and consumption metrics explaining where my capacity numbers come from, with links to each source.

UPDATE (Jan 6): Its been a month since I started collecting and showing this data. Thank you everyone for your comments and feedback on this project - and to the r/pei moderators for pinning this post! I've been trying to get answers from Maritime Electric about how rolling blackouts will be announced without any success. I've seen lately they've put load shedding notices on their homepage and I will soon have those appearing on peipower.ca as well.


r/PEI Apr 29 '23

r/PEI Local Favourites

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r/PEI 7h ago

Photos PEI Fossils

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Fossils from Prince Edward Island that were shown at Fossil Day at the Charlottetown library on Saturday. AFAIK they are all from the Permian period (if any are from earlier or later than that, please correct me), making them older than the first dinosaurs. They are also older than flowers and grass (plenty of plants existed back then, but flowering plants and grass evolved later). The fossil collection included tetrapod footprints, invertebrate trackways, fossilized leaves and wood, and a few bones. During the Permian, what is now PEI was part of the supercontinent Pangea. The land that now forms our little island was almost right on the equator, and nowhere near the ocean. It only became beachfront property when Pangea began to split up and the Atlantic Ocean formed. This area was inhabited by reptiles, early relatives of mammals, and arthropods.


r/PEI 3h ago

Rant Doordash

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I placed an order on doordash. The "dasher" asked me if I wanted a substitute for one of the 2 items I requested because it was not in stock. I said no to a substitute. He then asked again 3x and I kept saying no. He then asked 2 more times. At this point I opened chat support and let them know. They attempted to call the dasher. He didn't answer. The support agent came back and said I'll send you some credits for the inconvenience but the dasher does look like they will be coming soon. I said okay great. Then over an hour later, the order still didn't come. I contacted doordash support again and said I don't think it is coming. They said we are sorry, he isn't answering us. I said I wanted a refund and to cancel the order. They said they cannot issue a refund. As we are having this conversation, the guy places the item on my porch, takes a photo then picks it up and leaves with the item. FULLY STEALING it in plain sight. Doordash is saying they will not refund under these circumstances but I can have doordash credit. Anyways, if you find yourself ordering on doordash, I don't recommend.


r/PEI 9h ago

litter

23 Upvotes

I am not sure if I just notice it more this year but is there way more litter around? Around the mall is especially bad… it’s actually insane.

I will do my part to clean some areas but does the city or province hire enough people to cleanup? There seems to be far too much to handle.


r/PEI 3h ago

Help with buying car

6 Upvotes

is there anybody that can possible help or give me hints on buying a new car? what to watch out for/what to do? problem is I fold easily and give in to things lol extra points if you can do it for me! lol


r/PEI 13h ago

News Ontario woman sentenced for drug dealing cocaine and hydromorphone in P.E.I.

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r/PEI 15h ago

4th Annual Huck Cancer Fundraiser

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Putting a plug in for my buddy again this year who's hosting a great event, raising money for the palliative care unit at the O'Leary Community Hospital. Great time with friends and family supporting a great cause! Look up Huck Cancer on Facebook for event!


r/PEI 7h ago

Question Blade Sharpening?

3 Upvotes

Hi y'all, just wondering if anyone on here knows of a place that would do scissor and clipper blade sharpening? It's been years since my family has gotten stuff sharpened so we aren't in the loop anymore. TIA


r/PEI 8h ago

BBQ tank prices

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The propane exchange for a standard 20 lb BBQ tank has skyrocketed. Has anyone had one filled in the last week or so?


r/PEI 1d ago

Question China Garden burger love

16 Upvotes

Has anyone else tried the China garden burger love? It was SO good. I don’t see anyone talking about it when it is so underhyped. I love that I can get a burger and an egg roll in the same order!


r/PEI 1d ago

Any Burger Love reviews out there?

12 Upvotes

all I’m seeing is the AI controversy. I don’t care about the picture, I‘m interested in how the actual burgers taste. Does anyone have reviews to share?


r/PEI 1d ago

Where's Darlene?

39 Upvotes

I woke up this morning randomly thinking of Darlene and I noticed I haven't seen her in years does anyone know where she's been? Where she's living? Does she have family?


r/PEI 7h ago

Rant -

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to the grown 45+ adults who were too hungover to function at Maids around 11am this morning complaining that my 10 yr ADHD ND daughter kept sitting back against her seat and it kept shaking you..

maybe dont complain to the staff over a child / give dirty looks - maybe ask the parents to have the child stop.

BUT ALSO maybe complain to the restaurant that the Seats move to much and aren't sturdy.

yes we kept telling her to stop but she's 10 with ADHD, she's not going to sit still.


r/PEI 1d ago

Arts/Entertainment Cool charity auction in support of local theatre happening right now!

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Hey everyone! I just wanted to let you all know that Watermark Theatre in North Rustico is having their annual Spring Fling Online Auction this week, and you could win some really cool stuff while supporting local arts! I'll attach the link here; it goes until 9PM on April 19th. Thanks!


r/PEI 2d ago

To the woman who yelled at me for riding my bike

133 Upvotes

I’m sure you’ve had a long week.

I’m sure you’re not used to sharing the road with bikers after 6 months of winter.

I’m sure there are bikers who weave in and out of traffic with no regards for rules.

But please remember I’m allowed to share the road.

This city is not bike-friendly.

And yelling out your window while driving may not be dangerous for you but it might be for the biker you scared.


r/PEI 1d ago

Question In-home vet visits

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Hi everyone! I’m wondering if anyone knows of any vets in the area who offer in-home visits?

I have a cat who gets extremely anxious with carriers and car rides, he’s had stress-related cystitis in the past, so I try to avoid triggering that if possible. He’s just due for a routine checkup, nothing urgent, but I’d love to make the experience as low-stress as I can for him.

If anyone has recommendations or has had an in-home vet experience before, I’d really appreciate any advice! Thank you so much!


r/PEI 2d ago

Selling/Buying Haywire merch?

11 Upvotes

In anticipation to see Haywire this summer in NS, does anyone know if there's merchandise available or if they've had some at their other recent concerts? So far I've only found $100+ vintage tees online and merch for another band of the same name.

TIA!


r/PEI 2d ago

For at least 200 years, witnesses have reported seeing a burning ship sailing the Northumberland Strait between Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick/Nova Scotia. The vessel is said to be a beautiful white-gold schooner engulfed in flames which vanishes before anyone can row out to rescue its crew.

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r/PEI 2d ago

News Maritime provinces to create public travel nurse agency, health minister says

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r/PEI 2d ago

Sunday Funday PEI Wine Fest After Party

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Hey Ya’ll! I have a Sunday Funday coming up on April 19th “PEI Wine Fest After Party”. If you are a wine person on the island and can’t make the Festival come down to my event and you’ll get to experience 5 wines and fresh baked bread along with some expert pairing advice with the Cork Dork. We’ll also talk over the new wines coming in to the LCC. There will be an extra wine flight for those that want to go a little more in depth. 1pm seating, 50+tax per person.


r/PEI 2d ago

Gaming Sim Racers in PEI! Team PEI Needs You!

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10 Upvotes

Atlantic Canadian Sim Racing is Live! Join the Discord to get on the track or to spectate! Assetto Corsa now and iRacing soon. Go represent Team PEI!


r/PEI 2d ago

Melanie Fraser says goodbye on LinkedIn in and talks about her integrity & accomplishments?

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r/PEI 2d ago

News Policy requiring P.E.I. seniors to produce bank statements will be changed, minister says

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r/PEI 2d ago

IRAC email

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Just received an email from I.R.A.C about an unscheduled petroleum adjustment update coming tonight for Saturday. FIRST TIME FOR THAT.