Deregulated Natural Gas Prices for Your Home

Here are the competitive natural gas price offers for Alberta.

Prices are kept up on a best efforts basis. Customers are advised to confirm the price on the contract received.

Deregulated natural gas for your business.

Regulated Direct Energy Regulated Services North Rate

Who in Alberta has choice?

You have the choice to buy from a deregulated natural gas supplier if you buy your gas from ATCO Gas or AltaGas Utilities Inc. (If you are with ATCO, your bill will be from Direct Energy Regulated Services). If you are supplied by one of the 57 gas co-operatives, you do not have that choice unless you are a business (non farm) customer and use more than 10,000 GJ of natural gas per year. Municipally owned natural gas companies have the option of offering choice to consumers, but are not required to do so.

Regulated rates are not fixed rates, nor can they be

In Alberta, the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) regulates utility rates. Utilities charge the spot market for natural gas, which changes monthly. They can't directly offer fixed contracts but can do so through deregulated affiliates. By signing up with an energy marketer you can avoid unexpected rate changes.

See the current natural gas price forecast.

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An explanation of retail gas contracts

Comparing and deciding among the various offers

In the new deregulated industry, buying natural gas is like getting a mortgage. You can choose between contract terms between 1 and 5 years, or be on a variable rate. You can choose to lock in for a long period at a fixed rate, or choose totally variable rates and take your chances that rates won't go up. This decision depends on your budget, and what you expect gas prices to do over the next few years.

You may cancel a contract that you sign within 10 days of receiving a copy of that contract. In addition, if the service doesn't start within 30 days of the promised delivery date stated in the contract, you may cancel.

What's included in retail gas prices

If you choose to buy from a gas marketer, your gas service won't change. You will still get a bill from your distributing utility which will indicate a regulated Delivery Charge - about 20% of your bill - that goes to the utility, and a Gas Supply Charge - the remaining 80% - that goes to the gas marketer you chose. If you also have rental equipment or a service contract, these will appear as well.

Example: A typical annual gas bill is $1,000. Twenty percent of that, $200, is a regulated transportation and delivery charge. The remainder, $800, is the gas supply charge. A gas marketer offering a 10% saving is offering a saving of $80, which is 10% of the $800 gas supply charge. The saving on the total gas bill is 8%, which is about $80 saving on a $1,000 gas bill.

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