Like so many parts of the world, being an Albertan has been fraught with unique challenges since the turn of the decade. The early days of 2020 brought a pandemic, a poor economy, and an oil price crisis in March and April. Alberta enjoyed a swift recovery before commodity pricing further increased in value as…
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The history of utilities in Alberta demonstrates just how important these utilities have become in our daily lives. In the case of electricity, for example, every area of industry would be negatively affected by a power failure of any significant duration. Schools could be lit by sunlight and homes with lanterns, but what about hospitals?…
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With market uncertainty and inflation on the rise, now is the time to lock in your natural gas and electricity pricing! It’s the end of April, and we’re nearly there — spring is around the corner. As we come out of winter and the shock of commodities spiking in those frigid months, many of us…
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Understanding Your January Energy Bill Alberta rang in the new year not with a bang but a whimper, it seems. Nearly two weeks of deep-freeze temperatures well below seasonal average and a brief reprieve before we resumed frigid temperatures through the end of the month. If you had put January’s dismal temperatures behind you, your…
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As efforts to ‘green’ our energy production, the province looks at new ways to incorporate nuclear fission in oil extraction and electricity production. If the mention of nuclear energy has you conjuring up images of Homer Simpson and the three-eyed fish, you may be surprised to find out how reliable, efficient and clean nuclear energy…
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