Alberta Electricity

• Province unveils plan to protect Albertans from power price swings — but not until 2025

  The Alberta government is proposing measures, to take effect in January 2025, that aim to protect power consumers from wild price swings under the Regulated Rate Option.

  Consumer

  Apr 18
  
• Power market headed for shakeup as Alberta commits to restructuring by 2027

  Alberta's electricity market is headed for a shakeup and some industry players fear a lengthy period of uncertainty could scare away much-needed investment in power generation.

  Consumer

  Mar 12
  
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• Alberta government announces it is updating electricity market rules

  Alberta's government is updating its electricity market rules with new temporary measures it says will help lower consumers' utility bills.

  Consumer

  Mar 12
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• Uncertainty over new rules on renewable energy sources in Alberta as moratorium set to lift

  Alberta’s pause on renewable energy is set to lift, but experts say the competition landscape is changing.

  Canada

  Feb 14
• Alberta sets electricity record during polar vortex-induced cold snap

  The near-record Arctic temperatures that have taken hold in Alberta also led to the province setting another record in all-time demand for electricity.

  Weather

  Jan 12
• Amazon selects Alberta to build 1st Canadian wind farm project

  Amazon said it will partner with developer Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners on a 495-megawatt capacity wind farm to be built in Vulcan County in southern Alberta.

  Environment

  Nov 16, 2023
• Ottawa says clean electricity regs can be tweaked, but no special deal for Alberta

  The federal environment minister is consulting on draft regulations to compel all electricity to be from renewable sources or equipped with carbon capture technology by 2035.

  Environment

  Sep 29, 2023
• Alberta’s surging electricity costs helped fuel national inflation jump in July: StatsCan

  Statistics Canada notes Alberta's electricity costs are often volatile and were influenced by high summer demand.

  Money

  Aug 15, 2023
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• Alberta election fact check: Will it cost $87B to decarbonize the grid?

  On Wednesday, Brian Jean said the NDP’s support of decarbonizing Alberta’s electricity grid will cost “at least $87 billion.” But the report authors and experts dispute that claim.

  Politics

  May 4, 2023
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• Albertans on regulated power plans will see bill increase as deferral price ceiling ends

  Alberta put a ceiling on power costs, ensuring consumers wouldn't pay over a set amount for January, February March. But those higher costs were just kicked down the road.

  Consumer

  Mar 29, 2023