Commission increases refund ATCO owes over attempt to recoup contract costs
Alberta regulator increases refund ATCO owes customers to $16-million from $11-million
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Alberta regulator increases refund ATCO owes customers to $16-million from $11-million
An Alberta regulator has added millions of dollars to the refund a prominent provincial utility must pay consumers after attempting to overcharge them for costs it shouldn't have incurred — and then trying to cover up the wrongdoing.
CALGARY — The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved a $31-million fine proposed for ATCO Electric's attempts to overcharge ratepayers for costs it shouldn't have incurred.
CALGARY - The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved a $31-million fine proposed for ATCO Electric's attempts to overcharge ratepayers for costs it shouldn't have incurred.
ATCO Electric sole-sourced a contract in 2018 to a First Nation for work needed for a transmission line to Jasper, Alta.