When it comes to purchasing electricity or natural gas for your home or business there are two types of energy providers.
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In 1985 alberta began deregulating its natural gas market and followed suit with the deregulation of electricity providers in 1996.
The energy only wholesale market is a.
After the alberta government deregulated energy it opened the market to competitive rate providers.
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The price cap program was implemented in 2017 to protect albertans from volatile electricity prices while the province transitioned to a capacity market for electricity.
Don t remove the price cap until you get a sense of what the aeso is going to do said jim wachowich of the consumers coalition of alberta.
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The table does not include other charges on your bill such as transmission distribution and other rates applicable in your service area.
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Alberta s electricity system the reversal of the capacity market and elimination of the regulated rate cap on electricity helps to restore investor confidence in alberta s electricity system.
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With government s decision to halt the transition to a capacity market and maintain an energy only market the price cap is no longer needed.
Previously one regulated rate provider set prices and provided service and residents weren t able to shop around.
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Until june 2021 whenever the regulated rate option rro hits 6 8 cents per kilowatt hour the price cap will be implemented and automatically applied to the bills issued by the rro providers regulated by the alberta utilities commission auc.
For consumers this means you can choose the energy provider that s right for you.
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To learn more use the cost comparison tool found on the utilities consumer advocate uca website or contact the uca at 310 4822 toll free from anywhere in alberta.