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It’s Time to Take Out the Trash

High Electricity Prices: It’s Time to Take Out the Trash If you are like a lot of people, pushing off small nagging tasks is a common occurrence. Repainting that wall in the kitchen? That will have to...

Friends Don’t Let Friends Overpay for Electricity

If you’re a residential customer on the Government’s Regulated Rate Option (RRO) and looking at your winter electricity bills, you’ve probably gotten a bit of a shock (no pun intended). The solution...

Solar Club Members Earned $2.4 million in Value in 2021

As we approach the third anniversary of the Solar Club, it’s incredible to see the growth of what was once considered an idea that was too ‘out there’ to ever work. The first grid-connected solar...

To Cap or Not to Cap?

To cap or not to cap, that is the question. Mr. Premier, the answer is obvious and staring you right in the face. The answer is simple: a cap is not the solution. 60% of Albertans have already found...

RRO Summer Spike

Nearly 40% of the two million homes, farms, and businesses in Alberta are foolishly paying too much for electricity. A big chunk of the government’s $600 million in rebates (intended to help...

Why Are Electricity Bills So High?

Let’s set the record straight: 60% of Albertans are not the ones complaining about the high costs of energy. It’s the other 40% that are hurting, and it’s no surprise why. That 40% still stuck...

Solar Club Members earned $5 Million in 2022!

Just like that, the Solar Club is four years old! Despite the fact that the initial concept was dubbed too “out there” to ever be successful, it is truly amazing what this program has become and what...

It’s Time to Get Off the RRO Hamster Wheel

March 31, 2023 The great thing about Alberta’s electricity market is that you have choices. Lots of choices. The Regulated Rate Option (RRO) is one such choice, but is it the best? As a regulated...

Control Your Energy Destiny!

If you do not have a fixed term electricity contract and you use 600 kWhr’s of electricity in July, you will pay $114.00 more than if you have a contract through NewGen Energy. Alberta electricity...