Municipal Tax and Franchise Fee Assessment
Rider A
Collected by the electric company on behalf of local government as a charge to access municipal land to construct, maintain and operate distribution systems serving the residents of the city, town, or village. Applicable to Customers residing in municipalities which receive: (i) a property tax under the Municipal Government Act, or (ii) receive payment for specific costs which are not generally incurred by the Company.
Charge for Residential Consumers: Charge varies by Municipal Authority. The tax component of the rider is changed on an annual basis, or as needed.
Balancing Pool Adjustment
Rider B
Designed to collect or refund from customers charges from the Balancing Pool. The rate is flowed through from the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO).
Charge for Residential Consumers: 0.137 ¢/kWh. Updated annually.
Special Facilities Charge
Rider E
Designed for the distribution company to recover costs for facilities constructed by the company on a customer owned or leased property, as requested by the customer
Charge for Residential Consumers: Charge will be set out in a contract, between the customer and the company. Billed monthly, and are subject to change as new facilities are added.
Temporary Adjustment
Rider G
Takes into account any difference between real and estimated costs that are not already covered by other rate riders.
Credit for Residential Consumers: 0.484 ¢/kWh. Updated annually.
Interim Adjustment
Rider J
Applies to all electric service throughout the territory served by the Company when a charge or refund is approved by the AUC. In Decision 26849-D01-2021, the commission approved rider J to be applied as a percentage (%) of total base Distribution and Service Component charges by rate class. The rider is designed to collect the 2021 deferred amount that is the amount associated with a deferral of the 2021 distribution rates increase, using its interim Rider J beginning January 1, 2022.
Charge for Residential Consumers: 0%. Updated as needed.
SAS Deferral
Rider S
A variable rate rider that allows for adjustments in the price for electricity transmission access; designed to dispense the estimated System Access Service (SAS) deferral balance on the prospective basis for the proceeding quarter, as well as including previous quarter true-ups of actual revenues and costs related to riders.
Credit for Residential Consumers: 0.582 ¢/kWh. Updated quarterly.