Medicine Hat, AB – The City of Medicine Hat has set its July energy commodity rates.
Natural Gas
The July natural gas commodity rate of $1.84 per gigajoule (GJ), down from $2.56 in June, for all customers is based on the average of the monthly gas charges set by Alberta gas distribution (pipes) owners and Gas Alberta Inc. as established and posted on the Alberta Consumers Advocate and the Gas Alberta Inc. websites.
| (per gigajoule) |
July 2012 |
| AltaGas Utilities |
$1.057
|
| Direct Energy Regulated Services North |
$2.097
|
| Direct Energy Regulated Services South |
$2.210
|
| Gas Alberta Inc. |
$2.00
|
| City of Medicine Hat Rate (based on the average) |
$1.84
|
Electricity
The July electricity rate of $0.0889 per kilowatt hour, up from $0.0769 per kilowatt hour in June, for Residential, Farm, Small and Medium Commercial, Unmetered Services and Rental Lighting is based on the average of the monthly electric energy charges set by Alberta electric distribution (wires) owners as established in accordance with the provisions of the Alberta Regulated Rate Option (RRO) Regulation (AR 262/25005) and published on the Alberta Consumers Advocate website with the following exceptions:
- RRO electric energy charges set by Rural Electrification Associations (REAs) that own
electric distribution systems in rural Alberta; and
- RRO electric energy charges set for customer classes described as anything other than
“Residential” or “Commercial”
| July 2012 (per kilowatt hour) |
Residential |
Commercial
(Small / Medium) |
| Direct Energy Regulated – Atco Electric Area |
$0.08932 |
$0.09112 |
| Enmax – Calgary |
$0.090332 |
$0.090332 |
| Enmax – Red Deer |
$0.08629 |
$0.08629 |
| Enmax – Cardston |
$0.08872 |
$0.08872 |
| Enmax – Fort MacLeod |
$0.08872 |
$0.08872 |
| Enmax – Crowsnest Pass |
$0.08872 |
$0.08872 |
| Enmax – Ponoka |
$0.08937 |
$0.08937 |
| Epcor – Edmonton |
$0.09030 |
$0.09030 |
| Epcor – FortisAlberta |
$0.08874 |
$0.08898 |
| City of Lethbridge |
$0.08754 |
$0.08754 |
| City of Medicine Hat Rate (based on the average) |
$0.0889 |
The July electricity rate for Large Commercial, Industrial and Street Lighting customers is based on the monthly average Alberta Power Pool price as established and published by the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO). The rate for June was $0.0493 per kilowatt hour.
The Electric Utility also offers a fixed rate for Residential, Farm, Small and Medium Commercial customers. The fixed rate for the remainder of 2012 is $0.0987 per kilowatt hour.
Wind Energy - Going Green
Customers also have a “Going Green” surcharge on their bill. This surcharge is for the annual purchase of 15,000,000 kilowatt hours of wind energy which represents three per cent of the annual kilowatts consumption for residential, farm, small and medium commercial customers.
The Going Green surcharge is calculated from the difference between the average monthly Alberta Pool Price as established and published by the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) and the contracted wind energy price of $0.095 per kilowatt hour.
The Going Green surcharge for July is $0.0030 per kilowatt hour.