Alberta–Saskatchewan (McNeill)
AESO ↔ Saskatchewan · Back-to-back HVDC converter
The back-to-back converter at McNeill on the Alberta–Saskatchewan border, the only link between Alberta, in the Western Interconnection, and SaskPower, in the Eastern.
What it is carrying
Each operator's own reading, turned into a direction. Where both markets publish the tie, the two should agree.
- As AESO reports it
- 151 MW · AESO → Saskatchewan
as of Oct 10, 11:34 AM MDT
Last 30 days
Hourly flow, signed so that up is power leaving the market.
Above zero: AESO → Saskatchewan. Below: the reverse.
- Usual direction
- AESO → Saskatchewan in 13% of hours
13% out, 8% in, 80% idle across 721 hours
- Average
- 6 MW · AESO → Saskatchewan
- When busy
- 151 MW
95th percentile of hourly flow either way
- Peak AESO → Saskatchewan
- 154 MW
- Peak Saskatchewan → AESO
- 153 MW
- Direction changes
- 8
Hardware
Its terminals, placed from named HIFLD substations or other cited geospatial sources where available.
- Converter
- McNeill converter, Alberta
In Canada, outside HIFLD's coverage
Sources and method
Flow comes from AESO interface readings. Each value is shown with its operator and source time; direction is normalized from that operator’s sign convention toward or away from AESO. A rating describes the equipment; an operator’s posted directional limit, when available, is a separate operating value. The map point identifies a sourced terminal or crossing where available, or a representative connection point; it does not trace the full route.