Electrical: Town of Cardston

Electricity Distribution Bylaw and Schedules

The Town of Cardston Bylaw concerning Electricity Distribution is Bylaw 1649: Electricity Distribution Bylaw. The Bylaw is a consolidation of the following schedules which are updated periodically:

*ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION BYLAW SCHEDULES*	*DATED*
Schedule “A” Distribution Tariff Rate Schedule	January 1, 2021
Schedule “B” Distribution Tariff Terms and Conditions	January 1, 2016
Schedule “C” Cardston Power Distribution Tariff Fee Schedule	January 1, 2020
Schedule “D” The Regulated Rate Option Tariff Terms and Conditions	June 1, 2019
Schedule “E” The Regulated Rate Option Tariff Fee Schedule	June 1, 2019
Schedule “F” The Regulated Rate Option Tariff Energy Price Setting Plan	June 1, 2019
Schedule “G” The Default Supplier Rate Schedule	June 1, 2019
Schedule “H” The Default Supplier Terms and Conditions	June 1, 2019
Schedule “I” The Default Supplier Tariff Price Schedule Fees	June 1, 2019
Schedule “J” The Retail Access Service Agreement

Electricity and Electrical Infrastructure

The Town of Cardston owns and operates the electrical infrastructure system within the Town of Cardston. Property owners must choose an electrical retailer prior to connection to the Town system.

Getting Connected

The Town Electrical Department operates the Cardston distribution system and completes the physical connection of all new services. The Town also provides Temporary service to Residential and Commercial sites during construction. A description of these services and associated Fees are contained in the Town of Cardston Distribution Tariff Bylaw –Schedule C. Contact the Electrical Department at 403 653-5672 for information on your specific site requirements. Prior to connection of a new site to the Cardston system, contractors or owners are required to contact ENMAX Power for assignment of a new Site ID number at your location. ENMAX Power provides this service to the Town and the Site ID is then used for billing purposes no matter which Retailer you choose to provide electricity to your site.

Go to EMNAX website to request a site ID.

Solar Production

Cardston produces approximately 200mWh of solar electricity annually from solar panels installed on two Town owned facilities. The systems are sized to net-zero the facilities, producing slightly more electricity than the facilities consume annually, saving the tax payers approximately $20,000 per year at current rates. Any excess electricity produced during high output days is fed back into the Town owned grid and distributed to other facilities in Cardston.

Production data for each facility can be viewed by clicking on the respective links below.

Cardston Civic Centre

Click here to view Civic Centre solar production monitoring

141 350-watt Solar Panels producing 52 mega watt hours of electricity every year.

Charlie Cheeseman Memorial Ice Arena

Click here to view Charlie Cheeseman Memorial Ice Arena solar production monitoring

406 350-watt solar panels producing 160 mega watt hours of electricity every year.

Town of Cardston Solar Farm (West Industrial Area)

4,752 400-watt solar panels producing 2,500 mega watt hours of electricity every year.

Micro Generation

Information for properties with solar or other electricity generators.

Electrical Emergencies

For ELECTRICAL EMERGENCIES or power outages in the Town of Cardston please call

403-308-0524 or
403-653-5035

Code of Conduct

Complaints about contraventions of the Code of Conduct Regulation may be made to the Alberta Utilities Commission or the Market Surveillance Administrator. The Alberta Utilities Commission can be reached by contacting 1-780-427- 4903 or consumer-relations@auc.ab.ca. The Market Surveillance Administrator can be reached by contacting 1-403-705-3181 or compliance@albertamsa.ca. The Alberta Utilities Commission and the Market Surveillance Administrator are independent of the Town of Cardston and the regulated rate suppliers and affiliated providers. For general and billing inquiries, refer to the contact information on your bill.

Town of Cardston Compliance Plan

Retailers

The Alberta government supports freedom of choice with utility providers for electricity.

For information regarding a retail supplier of electricity in Cardston, here are some web sites to help:

Download the Town of Cardston Code of Conduct Compliance Plan

Regulated Rate Option (RRO)

The regulated rate is the default electric energy price. It is a permanent option for Albertans and there is no end date. The RRO is the monthly rate for electricity automatically provided to all eligible customers who have not entered into a contract with a competitive electricity retailer. For details on the rate that is currently being charged to RRO customers you can check the rates in the table below.

RRO Energy Rates and a historic file of the previous regulated rates for at least the previous 12 months.

MONTH	Regulated Rate Option Energy Charge	Administration Charge
2022	($/kWh)	($/day)
January	$0.14685	$0.2562
2021	($/kWh)	($/day)
December	$0.11835	$0.2562
November	$0.09813	$0.2562
October	$0.10107	$0.2562
September	$0.09848	$0.2562
August	$0.11525	$0.2562
July	$0.09593	$0.2562
June	$0.06887	$0.2562
May	$0.07336	$0.2562
April	$0.08498	$0.2562
March	$0.07422	$0.2562
February	$0.08549	$0.2562
January	$0.07810	$0.2562
2020	($/kWh)	($/day)
December	$0.06591	$0.2562
November	$0.05995	$0.2562
October	$0.06355	$0.2562
September	$0.07207	$0.2562
August	$0.06346	$0.2562
July	$0.06272	$0.2562
June	$0.05446	$0.2562
May	$0.05538	$0.2562
April	$0.05687	$0.2562
March	$0.06780	$0.2562
February	$0.08301	$0.2562
January	$0.07796	$0.2562
2019
December	$0.07626	$0.2562
November	$0.06800	$0.2562
October	$0.06800	$0.2562
September	$0.06800	$0.2562
August	$0.06800	$0.2562
July	$0.06800	$0.2562
June	$0.06466	$0.2562
May	$0.06537	$0.2562
April	$0.06373	$0.2562
March	$0.06401	$0.2562
February	$0.06800	$0.2562
January	$0.06800	$0.2562
2018
December	$0.06800	$0.2562
November	$0.06658	$0.2562
October	$0.06740	$0.2562
September	$0.06800	$0.2562
August	$0.06800	$0.2562
July	$0.06800	$0.2562
June	$0.06130	$0.2562
May	$0.05944	$0.2562
April	$0.06800	$0.2562
March	$0.05165	$0.2562
February	$0.05330	$0.2562
January	$0.05221	$0.2562
2017
December	$0.04067	$0.2562
November	$0.03640	$0.2562
October	$0.03684	$0.2562
September	$0.03826	$0.2562
August	$0.03876	$0.2562
July	$0.04051	$0.2562
June	$0.03299	$0.2562
May	$0.02936	$0.2562
April	$0.02945	$0.2562
March	$0.03374	$0.2562
February	$0.03850	$0.2562
January	$0.04354	$0.2562
2016
December	$0.04240	$0.2562
November	$0.03885	$0.2562
October	$0.04111	$0.2562
September	$0.03618	$0.2562
August	$0.04721	$0.2562
July	$0.04933	$0.2562
June	$0.03107	$0.2562
May	$0.03107	$0.2562
April	$0.03181	$0.2562
March	$0.04091	$0.2562
February	$0.04406	$0.2562
January	$0.04602	$0.2562
2015
December	$0.05172	$0.2562
November	$0.05006	$0.2562
October	$0.05304	$0.2562
September	$0.05230	$0.2562
August	$0.07111	$0.2562
July	$0.08056	$0.2562
June	$0.03802	$0.2562
May	$0.04451	$0.2562
April	$0.05059	$0.2562
March	$0.04805	$0.2562
February	$0.06000	$0.2562
January	$0.07486	$0.2562
2014
December	$0.07410	$0.2562
November	$0.06363	$0.2562
October	$0.08427	$0.2562
September	$0.08973	$0.2562
August	$0.08690	$0.2562
July	$0.07790	$0.2562
June	$0.05069	$0.2562
May	$0.10668	$0.2562
April	$0.06801	$0.2562
March	$0.07485	$0.2562
February	$0.07309	$0.2562
January	$0.07957	$0.2562
2013
December	$0.07711	$0.2562
November	$0.07860	$0.2562
October	$0.08186	$0.2562
September	$0.10721	$0.2562
August	$0.11128	$0.2562
July	$0.11137	$0.2562
June	$0.07491	$0.2562
May	$0.07192	$0.2562
April	$0.08519	$0.2562
March	$0.07361	$0.2562
February	$0.07679	$0.2562
January	$0.09155	$0.2562
2012
December	$0.08638	$0.2562
November	$0.07670	$0.2562
October	$0.09351	$0.2562
September	$0.10352	$0.2562
August	$0.11252	$0.2562
July	$0.08872	$0.2562
June	$0.07656	$0.2562
May	$0.06344	$0.2562
April	$0.07248	$0.2562
March	$0.08183	$0.2562
February	$0.13994	$0.2562
January	$0.15087	$0.2562
2011
December	$0.13519	$0.2562
November	$0.09007	$0.1777
October	$0.12514	$0.1777
September	$0.08178	$0.1777
August	$0.12621	$0.1777
July	$0.09950	$0.1777
June	$0.06918	$0.1777
May	$0.06418	$0.1777
April	$0.12238	$0.1777
March	$0.07285	$0.1777
February	$0.09141	$0.1777
January	$0.07771	$0.1777
2010
December	$0.06855	$0.1777
November	$0.05598	$0.1777
October	$0.05458	$0.1777
September	$0.06706	$0.1777
August	$0.08575	$0.1777
July	$0.09072	$0.1777
June	$0.07815	$0.1777
May	$0.06828	$0.1777
April	$0.05997	$0.1777
March	$0.06140	$0.1777
February	$0.07000	$0.1777
January	$0.07122	$0.1777
2009
December	$0.08538	$0.1777
November	$0.07006	$0.1777
October	$0.05631	$0.1777
September	$0.06844	$0.1777
August	$0.09183	$0.1777
July	$0.08413	$0.1777
June	$0.07203	$0.1777
May	$0.07583	$0.1777
April	$0.07405	$0.1777
March	$0.08945	$0.1777
February	$0.10835	$0.1777
January	$0.09672	$0.1777
2008
December	$0.11088	$0.1777
November	$0.09560	$0.1777
October	$0.09281	$0.1777
September	$0.09169	$0.1777
August	$0.11181	$0.1777
July	$0.11311	$0.1777
June	$0.09498	$0.1777
May	$0.09448	$0.1777
April	$0.09345	$0.1777
March	$0.08443	$0.1777
February	$0.08554	$0.1777
January	$0.08877	$0.1777
2007
December	$0.09212	$0.1777
November	$0.09018	$0.1777
October	$0.09709	$0.1777
September	$0.10976	$0.1777
August	$0.10305	$0.1777
July	$0.08989	$0.1777
June	$0.08386	$0.1777
May	$0.08175	$0.1777
April	$0.08386	$0.1777
March	$0.08492	$0.1777
February	$0.08813	$0.1777
January	$0.09257	$0.1777
2006
December	$0.08722	$0.1777
November	$0.08537	$0.1777
October	$0.08889	$0.1777
September	$0.08622	$0.1777
August	$0.08364	$0.1777
July	$0.08281	$0.1777
June	$0.06014	$0.2756
May	$0.06014	$0.2756
April	$0.06014	$0.2756
March	$0.06014	$0.2756
February	$0.06014	$0.2756
January	$0.06014	$0.2756
2005
December	$0.06014	$0.2756
November	$0.06014	$0.2756
October	$0.06014	$0.2756
September	$0.06014	$0.2756
August	$0.06014	$0.2756
July	$0.06014	$0.2756
June	$0.06014	$0.2756
May	$0.06014	$0.2756
April	$0.06014	$0.2756
March	$0.06014	$0.2756
February	$0.06014	$0.2756
January	$0.06014	$0.2756

Balance Pool Rider

What is the balancing pool rider?
You may notice a charge on your electric utility bill called the "Balancing Pool Rider". This is a charge of 0.00353 cents per kilowatt hour which goes towards the balancing pool. The Balancing Pool was established in 1999 by the Government of Alberta to help manage certain assets, revenues and expenses arising from the transition to competition in Alberta’s electric industry. Recent changes in provincial government policy have affected what was once a profitable balancing pool, necessitating the new charge.

Safety

Alberta One Call

Before commencing any excavation please call Alberta One Call to have the utilities marked. Call toll free at 1-800-242-3447 or request a locate online at http://www.alberta1call.com/contact.html

AEUSA

The vision of the Alberta Electric Utility Safety Association (AEUSA) is to promote electric utility safety within the Province of Alberta. Visit their site at http://www.aeusa.ca/.

Where’s the line?

The following is a list of links to materials and resources dedicated to working safely around power lines.

wherestheline.ca
Where’s the line: on Facebook
Where’s the line: Media

COVID-19 Updates

Electrical

Electricity Distribution Bylaw and Schedules

Electricity and Electrical Infrastructure

Getting Connected

Solar Production

Cardston Civic Centre

Charlie Cheeseman Memorial Ice Arena

Town of Cardston Solar Farm (West Industrial Area)

Micro Generation

Electrical Emergencies

Code of Conduct

Retailers

Regulated Rate Option (RRO)

MONTH

Regulated Rate Option Energy Charge

Administration Charge

2022

January

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

Balance Pool Rider

Safety

Alberta One Call

AEUSA

Where’s the line?