An Important Message from the Alberta Government

Electricity consumers on the Regulated Rate Option (RRO) will be protected from high power bills this winter as part of the Affordability Action Plan.

How it works
• Consumers on the RRO will not be charged more than 13.5 cents per kilowatt hour in January, February and March 2023.
• Any costs above the 13.5 cent price ceiling will be deferred until rates drop and will be repaid over 21 months (April 2023 to December 2024).
• This is a temporary measure while we explore longer-term solutions for the RRO to help keep energy affordable for Alberta families.

Members are free to purchase natural gas services or electricity services from a retailer of their choice. For a list of retailers, visit ucahelps.alberta.ca or call 310-4822 (toll free in Alberta). Code of Conduct Regulation: Advertising Section 7(1)

Applications Open for the Annual Battle River Power Coop Scholarships

One of the ways Battle River Power Coop honours the fifth cooperative principle, education, is by supporting the education of youth in our membership by making available annual sponsorships to the Alberta Community and Co-operative Association (ACCA) Youth Leadership Program and through post-secondary scholarships. Five scholarships of $1000 each are available to dependents of members in good standing who will be entering their first year of post-secondary study in either a diploma or degree-granting program.

This year, our scholarship application deadline is Friday, February 10, 2023. Make sure to get your complete application in for consideration!

For more information on our scholarship program, click here.

The Alberta Government Electricity Rebate – EXTENSION

 The Alberta Government recently announced an extension to the electricity rebate being delivered to eligible Alberta electricity customers. Battle River Power Coop will ensure the rebate is delivered to eligible Battle River Power Coop members and eligible members for Lindale REA, Tomahawk REA, and West Wetaskiwin REA as per the approved Government of Alberta legislation.

What to know about the electricity rebate:

• Eligible customers include residential, farm, irrigation and commercial electricity sites consuming less than 250 MW hours per year in 2022. Yard and security lights are ineligible.
• Beginning in the July billing cycle (members will see the July bill in August), eligible members will see the rebate automatically appear on the Battle River Power Coop bill above the GST line as “GOA Utility Commodity Rebate”.
• The rebate will be automatically applied to bills and will be distributed as a $50 monthly rebate for each eligible site for six consecutive months – for a total of $300.

The Government has announced that it will extend its energy rebate program into 2023. For sites which consume power, the current amount received is $50.00 per month up until the end of December, 2022. The rebate amount for January and February, 2023 will be $75.00 per month. The rebate amount for March and April, 2023 will be $25.00 per month.

Members do not need to do anything to receive the rebate, and there is no application process for the rebate.​

Members are free to purchase natural gas services or electricity services from a retailer of their choice.
For a list of retailers, visit ucahelps.alberta.ca or call 310-4822 (toll-free in Alberta). Code of Conduct Regulation: Advertising Section 7(1)

For more information on the Government of Alberta Rebate, please click here.

https://www.alberta.ca/affordability-programs.aspx

Battle River Power Coop Member Energy Contract

The Energy Contract remains available to members who want the stability of a non-fluctuating RRO rate.
The Energy Contract offering is from January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2023, at a net rate of $0.0635 per kWh for the three-year term.

For members wishing to take advantage of the contract, you must complete and submit the applicable documentation to Utility Billing
prior to the 20^th of any month during the term to be eligible for the following month.

For more details, please contact Utility Billing. 

**Please note: Members wanting to enter into an energy contract must contact their respective REAs to discuss energy contracts.
The Battle River Power Coop Energy Contract is for Battle River REA members only.**