The City of Grande Prairie could see ATCO Electric’s franchise agreement extended to be the municipality’s exclusive electricity provider for the next decade. At the end of October, the city put out a general notice saying the Alberta Utilities Commission was expecting a renewal application from the company for its agreement with the city.
If the application is approved, the franchise rates are not expected to change much, with the average residential customer anticipated to pay $13.11. That amount is based on the calculation of the average household using 7,200-kilowatt hours per year.
Anyone wanting to support or oppose the application has until November 15th to send a letter to either the City or ATCO.
The last time the city and ATCO looked at extending their agreement was in 2015 when the two groups changed the master agreement covering streetlights and coverage areas.
More information about the application can be found on the city’s website.
