Direct Energy Regulated Services Announces Electric Rates for March 2015
04 March 2015 - 10:33AM
PR Newswire (Canada)
CALGARY, Alberta, March 3, 2015 /CNW/ -- Direct Energy Regulated
Services (DERS) has announced default electric rates for
March 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 March is
approximately 17% lower than the energy rate charged last month,
except the Lighting rate class which is 26% lower. A typical
residential customer consuming 600 kWh per month would see
approximately a $6 or 4% decrease in
the total amount of their bill compared to last month.
Rate
Class
|
March Rate
(cents/kWh)
|
Residential
|
4.895
|
Commercial
|
4.964
|
Industrial
|
4.754
|
Farm (Includes
REA)
|
4.844
|
Irrigation
|
4.844
|
Oil &
Gas
|
4.736
|
Lighting
|
3.445
|
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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