Alberta energy prices: October 2026

Default rates this month

Is there a natural gas rebate this month?

C$1.602 per GJ (1 October 2026 to 31 October 2026) [source]

No rebate will be credited for the October 2026 billing period.

The Natural Gas Rebate Program pays an automatic rebate when the 'Alberta price', the highest regulated default gas rate that month, goes above $6.50 per GJ. The rebate covers the difference between $6.50 and the Alberta price. (read 5 October 2026) [source]

Delivery charges that changed this month

Delivery-charge changes in the areas we track.

• Municipal franchise fee, Hairy Hill. Apex Utilities, Hairy Hill.

  5.00% (from 1 October 2026) [source].

• Transmission deferral rider (Rider S). ATCO Electric, whole service area.

  0.068¢ per kWh (1 October 2026 to 31 December 2026) [source].

• Municipal franchise fee, Edgerton. ATCO Gas (north), Edgerton.

  15.00% (from 1 October 2026) [source].

• Municipal franchise fee, Enoch Cree Nation. ATCO Gas (north), Enoch Cree Nation.

  0% (from 1 October 2026) [source].

• Municipal franchise fee, Fort Mcmurray 468 First Nation. ATCO Gas (north), Fort Mcmurray 468 First Nation.

  0% (from 1 October 2026) [source].

• Municipal franchise fee, Jarvis Bay. ATCO Gas (north), Jarvis Bay.

  0% (from 1 October 2026) [source].

• Municipal franchise fee, Lakeview. ATCO Gas (north), Lakeview.

  0% (from 1 October 2026) [source].

• Municipal franchise fee, Norglenwold. ATCO Gas (north), Norglenwold.

  0% (from 1 October 2026) [source].

• Municipal franchise fee, Paul First Nation. ATCO Gas (north), Paul First Nation.

  0% (from 1 October 2026) [source].

• Municipal franchise fee, Strathcona County Rural. ATCO Gas (north), Strathcona County Rural.

  0% (from 1 October 2026) [source].

• Municipal property tax rider, Strathcona County Rural. ATCO Gas (north), Strathcona County Rural.

  0% (from 1 October 2026) [source].

• Aeso Dts Rider, Lethbridge. City of Lethbridge electric utility, Lethbridge.

  -0.70¢ per kWh (from 1 October 2026) [source].

• Balancing Pool Rider, Lethbridge. City of Lethbridge electric utility, Lethbridge.

  0.126¢ per kWh (from 1 October 2026) [source].

• Local access fee, Lethbridge. City of Lethbridge electric utility, Lethbridge.

  15.5% (from 1 October 2026) [source].

• Transmission Rider, Red Deer. City of Red Deer electric utility, Red Deer.

  0.24¢ per kWh (1 October 2026 to 31 December 2026) [source].

• Quarterly transmission adjustment rider. ENMAX Power, whole service area.

  0.0583¢ per kWh (1 October 2026 to 31 December 2026) [source].

• Transmission deferral rider (Rider K). EPCOR Distribution, whole service area.

  0.103¢ per kWh (from 1 October 2026) [source].

• Quarterly transmission adjustment rider. FortisAlberta, whole service area.

  0.0155¢ per kWh (1 October 2026 to 31 December 2026) [source].

What changed

The Alberta rebate price is C$1.602 per GJ (1 October 2026 to 31 October 2026) [source].

No rebate will be credited for this billing period.

Coming up

• The November default gas rate is posted by the Alberta Utilities Commission by 1 November.

• 2 December 2026. Latest date for the Rate of Last Resort valuation (on or before 2 December 2026). The providers said the valuation date for the 2027 to 2028 rates will be on or before 2 December 2026. (from 1 January 2025) [source]

For journalists

Alberta energy prices: October 2026.

The default natural gas rate is C$1.458 per GJ (1 October 2026 to 31 October 2026) [source].

This is higher than September's C$1.124 per GJ (1 September 2026 to 30 September 2026) [source].

The default electricity rate remains fixed through its current term.

- C$1.458 per GJ (1 October 2026 to 31 October 2026). Source: Alberta Utilities Commission, https://media.auc.ab.ca/prd-wp-uploads/Shared%20Documents/Current_Gas_Costs.pdf.

- C$1.124 per GJ (1 September 2026 to 30 September 2026). Source: Alberta Utilities Commission, https://media.auc.ab.ca/prd-wp-uploads/Shared%20Documents/Current_Gas_Costs.pdf.

- C$1.602 per GJ (1 October 2026 to 31 October 2026). Source: Government of Alberta, https://www.alberta.ca/natural-gas-rebate-program.

Report: https://billrobin.com/ca/en/alberta/energy/reports/2026-10.

Source: BillRobin (billrobin.com), read 5 October 2026.

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