Alberta's government is updating its electricity market rules with new temporary measures it says will help lower consumers' utility bills.
Alberta's government is updating its electricity market rules with new temporary measures it says will help lower consumers' utility bills.
The practice is not illegal, but has been highly criticized recently as one of the factors contributing to soaring consumer power bills in the province, as well as a growing number of occurrences where power prices in the province have been higher during off-peak periods than during periods of peak demand.
The industry group, known as IPPSA, represents Alberta's electricity generators. The group has not yet replied to a request for comment. Under Premier Danielle Smith, the provincial government has a number of reviews underway looking at grid reliability, the future energy mix and electricity market design.
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