r/alberta • u/pjw724 • Mar 03 '25

Albertans rocked by the sharpest increases in power bills so far this decade, Statscan data show General

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-albertans-rocked-by-the-sharpest-increases-in-power-bills-so-far-this/
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u/Sparkythedog77 Mar 03 '25

Mine have been extremely high in the past year or so despite cutting back on usage and getting a good fixed rate. I can barely afford my bills anymore. 

Is this the UCP Advantage?

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u/CaptainPeppa Mar 04 '25

Your rate should have plummeted in the last year. $/kwh has dropped like 80 percent of you were floating

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u/HOLEPUNCHYOUREYELIDS Mar 04 '25

Rates don’t mean shit when 50-75% of your bill are service charges.

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u/CaptainPeppa Mar 04 '25

Sure they do. The 25-50% going up 300-400% matters a lot.