Energy

Rising costs, shrinking options Every household in town knows the story: energy bills keep climbing. Heating, lighting, powering our homes and public buildings takes a bigger share of the budget every year. Small communities like ours are especially vulnerable — we have fewer choices, and much of our energy spending flows straight out of town

Start reducing your carbon footprint and saving on energy bills by improving your lighting—one of the easiest and quickest changes to make. Lights are the most visible and an easy source to recognize as an energy user. Walk through your home and quickly inventory the bulbs in use. You then simply plug a few numbers

The average monthly utilities cost in Alberta is $362.50. Alberta is the only province in which the market determines the price of power and most of the power generation is based on fossil fuels (43% from coal and 49% from natural gas). Renewables, such as wind, solar, hydro, and geothermal, represent the remaining 8% of