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The City of Calgary is expecting more than $200 million in revenue this year from the "local access fee" on Calgarians' power bills, blowing past what it had initially budgeted and far exceeding the amounts collected in previous years.
Calgary is unlike other municipalities in how it calculates one of the many components of your electricity bill — the "local access fee."
As the regulated rate option (RRO) for electricity hits record highs Albertans are being encouraged to sign contracts to ensure electricity price stability, but Calgarians who have signed contracts will still see their bill go up as the RRO rises.
Calgary has seen a record annual population surge and is expecting continued economic growth in 2023, according to the city's spring economic outlook.
As inflation hits new levels, a new group of Calgarians is finding themselves maxed out financially and struggling to find a way forward.