Historical electricity rates

Look at past rates to understand how they change. Use what you discover to help you decide what electricity plan is right for you.

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Historical residential rates

Look back at Encor’s electricity rates. Seeing past rates will give you an idea of what to expect in future. It can also help you decide what electric plan is right for you.

Month	Index Electricity Price (per kWh)	Encor's 5 Year Floating Electricity Rate (per kWh)	Encor's 5 Year Fixed Electricity Rate (per kWh)	Average RRO Rate (per kWh)
	Doesn't include the applicable administration charges.	Pay the index price plus 1¢ per kWh transaction fee (already included in the prices listed below).*		The average RRO rate for the 4 major service territories in Alberta (EPCOR, Fortis Alberta, ATCO and Enmax).
Aug 2024	3.845¢	4.845¢	9.79¢	13.195¢
Jul 2024	11.693¢	12.693¢	9.79¢	11.860¢
Jun 2024	3.355¢	4.355¢	9.79¢	11.286¢
May 2024	3.679¢	4.679¢	9.89¢	10.550¢
Apr 2024	7.322¢	8.322¢	11.49¢	14.167¢
Mar 2024	7.020¢	8.020¢	11.49¢	13.186¢
Feb 2024	8.580¢	9.580¢	11.49¢	17.886¢
Jan 2024	18.007¢	19.007¢	12.19¢	19.112¢
Dec 2023	5.580¢	6.580¢	12.19¢	20.368¢
Nov 2023	10.109¢	11.109¢	12.19¢	19.316¢
Oct 2023	11.039¢	12.039¢	12.19¢	19.63¢

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Your rates with the regulated rate option (RRO) are reviewed and approved by the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC). Rates go up or down based on market conditions. Look back on the last year to see how rates and charges have changed.

	Approved RRO Market Electricity Rate (¢ per kWh)	GOA / RRO Deferral Rate (¢ per kWh)	Administration Charges ($ per day)
Sep 2024	7.548 ¢	3.931 ¢	$0.264
Aug 2024	9.923 ¢	3.543 ¢	$0.227
Jul 2024	8.721 ¢	3.352 ¢	$0.227
Jun 2024	7.801 ¢	3.859 ¢	$0.227
May 2024	7.050 ¢	3.884 ¢	$0.227
Apr 2024	10.932 ¢	3.774 ¢	$0.227
Mar 2024	9.978 ¢	3.147 ¢	$0.211
Feb 2024	16.917 ¢	2.836 ¢	$0.211
Jan 2024	18.301 ¢	2.431 ¢	$0.211
Dec 2023	18.419 ¢	2.236 ¢	$0.211
Nov 2023	16.820 ¢	2.422 ¢	$0.211
Oct 2023	16.965 ¢	2.486 ¢	$0.211
Sep 2023	24.680 ¢	2.737 ¢	$0.211

The Government of Alberta passed legislation under the Regulated Rate Option Stability Act that implemented a temporary price ceiling of 13.5 ¢/kWh on the Regulated Rate Option (RRO) from January - March 2023.

The GOA legislation requires RRO providers (including EPCOR) to recover the actual cost of the electricity above the price ceiling and these amounts will be applied to RRO customer bills from April 2023 – December 2024. The electricity charge for those months on RRO bills will include a deferral amount and the current market rate for the billing period.

For more information about the Government of Alberta’s policies, please visit Affordability Action Plan.

Historical commercial rates

	Small Commercial	Lighting	Farm	Irrigation	Oil and Gas
Sep 2024	7.647 ¢	5.946 ¢	7.600 ¢	7.475 ¢	7.459 ¢
Aug 2024	10.057 ¢	6.993 ¢	9.994 ¢	9.718 ¢	9.693 ¢
Jul 2024	8.838 ¢	6.324 ¢	8.783 ¢	8.619 ¢	8.602 ¢
Jun 2024	7.905 ¢	5.733 ¢	7.856 ¢	7.734 ¢	7.719 ¢
May 2024	7.142 ¢	5.678 ¢	7.099 ¢	7.048 ¢	7.037 ¢
Apr 2024	11.081 ¢	8.755 ¢	11.011 ¢	10.956 ¢	10.937 ¢
Mar 2024	10.114 ¢	8.654 ¢	10.050 ¢	10.027 ¢	10.012 ¢
Feb 2024	15.459 ¢	12.531 ¢	15.359 ¢	15.219 ¢	15.184 ¢
Jan 2024	17.156 ¢	14.418 ¢	17.044 ¢	16.811 ¢	16.769 ¢
Dec 2023	18.561 ¢	15.955 ¢	18.438 ¢	18.208 ¢	18.166 ¢
Nov 2023	17.057 ¢	14.318 ¢	16.946 ¢	16.738 ¢	16.706 ¢
Oct 2023	17.205 ¢	13.179 ¢	17.091 ¢	16.792 ¢	16.752 ¢
Sep 2023	25.033 ¢	17.045 ¢	24.867 ¢	24.131 ¢	24.057 ¢

	Small Commercial	Lighting	Farm	Irrigation	Oil and Gas
Sep 2024	3.398 ¢	1.858 ¢	5.464 ¢	0.061 ¢	3.844 ¢
Aug 2024	3.152 ¢	2.226 ¢	5.387 ¢	0.027 ¢	3.676 ¢
Jul 2024	3.019 ¢	2.819 ¢	5.340 ¢	0.013 ¢	3.758 ¢
Jun 2024	3.366 ¢	3.037 ¢	5.916 ¢	0.016 ¢	3.857 ¢
May 2024	3.329 ¢	2.467 ¢	5.270 ¢	0.033 ¢	3.103 ¢
Apr 2024	3.236 ¢	2.066 ¢	4.385 ¢	0.266 ¢	3.000 ¢
Mar 2024	2.645 ¢	1.643 ¢	3.316 ¢	1.209 ¢	2.604 ¢
Feb 2024	2.487 ¢	1.445 ¢	2.843 ¢	1.776 ¢	2.593 ¢
Jan 2024	2.207 ¢	1.180 ¢	2.424 ¢	2.027 ¢	2.348 ¢
Dec 2023	2.172 ¢	1.080 ¢	2.257 ¢	2.031 ¢	2.293 ¢
Nov 2023	2.305 ¢	1.195 ¢	2.543 ¢	1.111 ¢	2.772 ¢
Oct 2023	2.425 ¢	1.322 ¢	3.009 ¢	0.111 ¢	2.879 ¢
Sep 2023	2.532 ¢	1.622 ¢	3.606 ¢	0.037 ¢	2.953 ¢

	Small Commercial	Lighting	Farm	Irrigation	Oil and Gas
Sep 2024	$0.334	$0.231	$0.138	$0.005	$6.734
Aug 2024	$0.310	$0.194	$0.201	$0.182	$2.062
Jul 2024	$0.310	$0.194	$0.201	$0.182	$2.062
Jun 2024	$0.310	$0.194	$0.201	$0.182	$2.062
May 2024	$0.310	$0.194	$0.201	$0.182	$2.062
Apr 2024	$0.310	$0.194	$0.201	$0.182	$2.062
Mar 2024	$0.247	$0.199	$0.194	$0.159	$1.017
Feb 2024	$0.247	$0.199	$0.194	$0.159	$1.017
Jan 2024	$0.247	$0.199	$0.194	$0.159	$1.017
Dec 2023	$0.247	$0.199	$0.194	$0.159	$1.017
Nov 2023	$0.247	$0.199	$0.194	$0.159	$1.017
Oct 2023	$0.247	$0.199	$0.194	$0.159	$1.017
Sep 2023	$0.247	$0.199	$0.194	$0.159	$1.017

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