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Here to Serve You.

Albertans count on ATCO Electric for the safe, reliable delivery of electricity to their homes, farms, and businesses. ATCO Electric serves almost two-thirds of the province, delivering electric energy to petroleum and forestry companies, farms, towns and cities, First Nations and Metis Settlements.

The company invested a record amount in capital – more that $296 million – over 30 per cent more than was spent in 2006, the previous record year.  That included more than $161 million invested in distribution (an increase of over 20 per cent from 2006) and $91 million in transmission (a 43 per cent increase from 2006).  ATCO Electric also invested millions of of dollars in technology, fleet and isolated generation.

• ATCO Electric has delivered electric energy to Albertans for more than 80 years.

• Headquartered in Edmonton, ATCO Electric has
  37 service offices serving nearly two-thirds of the province in northern and east-central Alberta.
   
• ATCO Electric added 6,233 new customers, bringing the total number served to 197,364 in 245 communities.
   
• We build, operate and maintain more than 68,600 kilometres of  transmission and distribution power lines and operate an additional 12,000 kilometres of distribution power lines on behalf of Rural Electrification Associations.
   
• Of significant importance, ATCO received final AEUB approval in late 2007 to proceed with construction of a new 240-kV transmission line in northwest Alberta.
   
• We are on-call 24 hours a day to respond to power line and related emergencies.  

Choosing a Retailer

When it comes to buying the electricity for your home, farm or business, you can buy electricity at competitive (unregulated) rates from energy retailers, or you can stay on the regulated rate offered by your regulated energy service provider.

Whatever your decision, you can count on ATCO Electric for safe, reliable electricity delivery. We are on-call 24-7 to respond to outages and emergencies.

Regulated rate:

In the ATCO Electric service territory regulated rate electricity is now provided by Direct Energy Regulated Services. They offer customers a fixed regulated-rate electricity charge that is approved by the Alberta Energy Utilities Board. Go to www.directenergyregulatedservices.com for more information.

Contract rates:

Contract rates are provided by energy retailers. For a listing of licensed energy retailers go to the Alberta Government’s Customer Choice website at http://www.customerchoice.gov.ab.ca/ or call (780) 427-0265. To call toll-free first dial 310-0000 then the number.

Our Commitment.

ATCO Electric has a long history of being an active corporate citizen in the communities we serve.  For detailed information see our community investment section.

• Through ATCO EPIC’s Volunteer Recognition Fund, employees donated more than 14,400 hours to organizations in their communities in 2007. ATCO recognized this volunteerism by contributing $12,900 to charities designated by ATCO Electric employees.
   
• And through ATCO EPIC’s charitable-giving program, ATCO Electric and its employees jointly directed more than $410,000 in 2007 to charities, not-for-profit and community service organizations in Alberta. 
   
• Albertans have also come to trust the friendly, expert advice and services offered by the
  ATCO EnergySense program and the ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen.

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