Direct Energy Regulated Services Announces Electric Rates for February 2015
February 01 2015 - 4:47PM
PR Newswire (Canada)
CALGARY, Alberta, Feb. 1, 2015 /CNW/ -- Direct Energy
Regulated Services (DERS) has announced default electric rates for
February 2015. The Regulated Rate
Option (RRO) sets the rate per kilowatt hour that regulated
customers pay for electric energy in the ATCO Electric service
territory. The rates are adjusted each month to reflect the price
that DERS pays to buy energy on behalf of customers. The method
DERS uses to set the RRO rates have been verified and approved by
the Alberta Utilities Commission.
Depending on the rate class, the energy rate for February is
approximately 21% lower than the energy rate charged last month,
except the Lighting rate class which is 23% lower. A typical
residential customer consuming 600 kWh per month would see
approximately a $10 or 6% decrease in
the total amount of their bill compared to last month.
Rate
Class
|
February Rate
(cents/kWh)
|
Residential
|
5.873
|
Commercial
|
5.891
|
Industrial
|
5.759
|
Farm (Includes
REA)
|
5.818
|
Irrigation
|
5.818
|
Oil &
Gas
|
5.708
|
Lighting
|
4.680
|
Further information on regulated rate option and a complete
list of competitive retailers can be found on the Alberta government's customer choice website
at: www.ucahelps.gov.ab.ca.
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