Archive for the 'Electricity Costs' Category

ATCO CEO Has It All Wrong

• May 14, 2014 • Comments Off on ATCO CEO Has It All Wrong

Albertans to Pay Even More for Power During Upcoming “Price Spike”

• April 18, 2014 • Comments Off on Albertans to Pay Even More for Power During Upcoming “Price Spike”

More on TransAlta Electricity Price Manipulation

• March 27, 2014 • Comments Off on More on TransAlta Electricity Price Manipulation

Why Do Overhead Power Lines Cost So Much in Alberta?

• December 13, 2013 • Comments Off on Why Do Overhead Power Lines Cost So Much in Alberta?

Alberta’s Power Bills Among Highest in Canada and North America

• December 13, 2013 • Comments Off on Alberta’s Power Bills Among Highest in Canada and North America

Costs of New High Voltage Power Lines in Alberta Skyrocket

• October 16, 2013 • Comments Off on Costs of New High Voltage Power Lines in Alberta Skyrocket

Costs of Overhead Transmission Lines in Alberta

• July 29, 2013 • Comments Off on Costs of Overhead Transmission Lines in Alberta

Overhead High Voltage Power Lines are Expensive

• April 20, 2013 • Comments Off on Overhead High Voltage Power Lines are Expensive

PC MLAs to Look at Electricity Prices

• March 24, 2013 • Comments Off on PC MLAs to Look at Electricity Prices

Alberta’s Electricity Transmission Charges Set to Double

• February 14, 2013 • Comments Off on Alberta’s Electricity Transmission Charges Set to Double

Coal-fired Power Plants Big Polluters

• January 14, 2013 • Comments Off on Coal-fired Power Plants Big Polluters

Heartland Power Line is a Big Mistake

• December 23, 2012 • Comments Off on Heartland Power Line is a Big Mistake

ATCO Electric Gets Earful from Angry Landowners

• October 28, 2012 • Comments Off on ATCO Electric Gets Earful from Angry Landowners

Energy Minister Won’t Release Electricity Report

• October 19, 2012 • Comments Off on Energy Minister Won’t Release Electricity Report

Alberta Power Prices Among Highest in Country

• October 15, 2012 • Comments Off on Alberta Power Prices Among Highest in Country

Heartland Power Line Not in Public Interest

• October 14, 2012 • Comments Off on Heartland Power Line Not in Public Interest

Western Alberta Transmission Line Not Needed

• September 27, 2012 • Comments Off on Western Alberta Transmission Line Not Needed

If You Don’t Like EPCOR’s High Power Prices…Switch

• August 2, 2012 • Comments Off on If You Don’t Like EPCOR’s High Power Prices…Switch

Alberta’s Electricity Deregulation a Colossal Failure

• July 14, 2012 • Comments Off on Alberta’s Electricity Deregulation a Colossal Failure

Opposition to AltaLink Power Lines Grows

• July 12, 2012 • Comments Off on Opposition to AltaLink Power Lines Grows

Why Were Blackouts Kept Secret?

• July 12, 2012 • Comments Off on Why Were Blackouts Kept Secret?

More on AESO-Ordered Blackouts Throughout Alberta

• July 10, 2012 • Comments Off on More on AESO-Ordered Blackouts Throughout Alberta

Gold-Plating the Power Grid

• July 9, 2012 • Comments Off on Gold-Plating the Power Grid

Concerns about Alberta’s Power Price Review

• July 4, 2012 • Comments Off on Concerns about Alberta’s Power Price Review

AUC Power Line Hearing May Be Postponed

• June 12, 2012 • Comments Off on AUC Power Line Hearing May Be Postponed

Why Support Coal-Fired Power Generation?

• April 28, 2012 • Comments Off on Why Support Coal-Fired Power Generation?

Unnecessary New Power Lines Add to AltaLink Profits

• April 27, 2012 • Comments Off on Unnecessary New Power Lines Add to AltaLink Profits

Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville Candidates’ Views on Heartland Line

• April 22, 2012 • Comments Off on Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville Candidates’ Views on Heartland Line

Sherwood Park Candidates’ Views on Heartland Power Line

• April 21, 2012 • Comments Off on Sherwood Park Candidates’ Views on Heartland Power Line

Alberta Leaders’ Debate – Electricity

• April 14, 2012 • Comments Off on Alberta Leaders’ Debate – Electricity

Sherwood Park Residents Angry About Power Line

• April 9, 2012 • Comments Off on Sherwood Park Residents Angry About Power Line

Shannon Stubbs Only Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville Candidate Wanting to Fix Electricity Problems

• April 8, 2012 • Comments Off on Shannon Stubbs Only Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville Candidate Wanting to Fix Electricity Problems

Alberta Power Consumers Being Gouged

• April 7, 2012 • Comments Off on Alberta Power Consumers Being Gouged

More on TransAlta’s Power Price Manipulation

• April 5, 2012 • Comments Off on More on TransAlta’s Power Price Manipulation

Wildrose vs. PCs on Electricity

• April 4, 2012 • Comments Off on Wildrose vs. PCs on Electricity

Electricity Hot Issue on Alberta Campaign Trail

• April 4, 2012 • Comments Off on Electricity Hot Issue on Alberta Campaign Trail

NDP Promises to Re-regulate Electricity System

• March 29, 2012 • Comments Off on NDP Promises to Re-regulate Electricity System

Alberta Farmers Angry Over High Power Costs

• March 21, 2012 • Comments Off on Alberta Farmers Angry Over High Power Costs

Making Money By Making Friends: SNC-Lavalin/AltaLink & Alberta PC Party

• March 20, 2012 • Comments Off on Making Money By Making Friends: SNC-Lavalin/AltaLink & Alberta PC Party

Election Call Imminent

• March 8, 2012 • Comments Off on Election Call Imminent

Government Doing Nothing to Address Electricity Costs

• March 3, 2012 • Leave a Comment

Building a Forward-Looking Electricity System

• March 2, 2012 • Leave a Comment

AltaLink Earnings Up 87 Percent

• February 24, 2012 • Comments Off on AltaLink Earnings Up 87 Percent

Industrial Power Consumers Association Speaks Out

• February 18, 2012 • Leave a Comment

‘Independent’ Panel Parrots the Government Line on North-South Lines

• February 14, 2012 • Comments Off on ‘Independent’ Panel Parrots the Government Line on North-South Lines

Danielle Smith says “Bury the Line”

• February 1, 2012 • Comments Off on Danielle Smith says “Bury the Line”

Power Price is Not Market-Based: Joe Anglin

• January 27, 2012 • Comments Off on Power Price is Not Market-Based: Joe Anglin

Heartland Line Must be Reviewed

• January 22, 2012 • Comments Off on Heartland Line Must be Reviewed

Two New Power Lines Not Needed

• January 18, 2012 • Comments Off on Two New Power Lines Not Needed

RETA files appeal of AUC Decision on Heartland Transmission Project

• December 30, 2011 • Comments Off on RETA files appeal of AUC Decision on Heartland Transmission Project

Challenges Mounting Against AUC Power Line Decision

• November 30, 2011 • Comments Off on Challenges Mounting Against AUC Power Line Decision

RETA to Appeal AUC Heartland Line Decision

• November 28, 2011 • Comments Off on RETA to Appeal AUC Heartland Line Decision

Premier-Designate Redford Speaks on Power Lines

• October 4, 2011 • Comments Off on Premier-Designate Redford Speaks on Power Lines

P.C. Leadership Candidates – Power Lines

• September 28, 2011 • Comments Off on P.C. Leadership Candidates – Power Lines

Heartland Line Overbuild Says Ex-EPCOR VP

• August 11, 2011 • Comments Off on Heartland Line Overbuild Says Ex-EPCOR VP

AUC Heartland Hearing – Day 23

• May 13, 2011 • Comments Off on AUC Heartland Hearing – Day 23

Everything about Electricity

• April 2, 2011 • Comments Off on Everything about Electricity

Competitive Bid / EIA Requests of Premier Clearly Pointless

• January 27, 2011 • Comments Off on Competitive Bid / EIA Requests of Premier Clearly Pointless

Leaked Letter from Premier’s Inner Circle

• December 23, 2010 • Comments Off on Leaked Letter from Premier’s Inner Circle