{
  "series": "Alberta Energy Market Report",
  "publisher": "Bright Fire Energy (a trade name of Sponsor Energy Inc.; electricity Licence #343969, natural gas Licence #343970, Province of Alberta)",
  "issue": 1,
  "issue_url": "https://brightfire.ca/blog/market-report-2026-09-08/",
  "archive_url": "https://brightfire.ca/blog/market-report/",
  "published": "2026-09-08",
  "week_start": "2026-08-31",
  "week_end": "2026-09-06",
  "units": {
    "price": "cents per kWh unless stated ($/MWh divided by 10)",
    "demand": "MW (Alberta Internal Load)",
    "index": "CAD, energy charge only"
  },
  "aeso": {
    "avg_30_day_c_per_kwh": 4.83,
    "avg_30_day_cad_per_mwh": 48.26,
    "avg_30_day_window": "2026-08-08/2026-09-06",
    "avg_30_day_prior_reading_c_per_kwh": 4.42,
    "week_avg_c_per_kwh": 4.48,
    "prior_week_avg_c_per_kwh": 6.5,
    "week_low_day": {
      "date": "2026-09-03",
      "avg_c_per_kwh": 1.65
    },
    "week_high_day": {
      "date": "2026-09-01",
      "avg_c_per_kwh": 9.89
    },
    "week_highest_hour": {
      "date": "2026-09-01",
      "hour_ending": 20,
      "cad_per_mwh": 874.93
    },
    "hours_at_zero": 20,
    "prior_week_hours_at_zero": 22,
    "hours_at_or_above_100_cad_per_mwh": 8,
    "prior_week_hours_at_or_above_100_cad_per_mwh": 14,
    "week_peak_ail_mw": 11267,
    "week_peak_ail_time": {
      "date": "2026-09-01",
      "hour_ending": 18
    },
    "prior_week_peak_ail_mw": 11851,
    "prior_week_peak_ail_time": {
      "date": "2026-08-26",
      "hour_ending": 17
    },
    "week_avg_ail_mw": 10124,
    "prior_week_avg_ail_mw": 10448,
    "august_2026_month_avg_c_per_kwh": 4.57,
    "daily": [
      {
        "date": "2026-08-31",
        "weekday": "Monday",
        "avg_c_per_kwh": 8.98,
        "min_c_per_kwh": 0.0,
        "max_c_per_kwh": 87.46,
        "peak_ail_mw": 11199
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "weekday": "Tuesday",
        "avg_c_per_kwh": 9.89,
        "min_c_per_kwh": 0.0,
        "max_c_per_kwh": 87.49,
        "peak_ail_mw": 11267
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-09-02",
        "weekday": "Wednesday",
        "avg_c_per_kwh": 2.62,
        "min_c_per_kwh": 0.0,
        "max_c_per_kwh": 9.72,
        "peak_ail_mw": 11214
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-09-03",
        "weekday": "Thursday",
        "avg_c_per_kwh": 1.65,
        "min_c_per_kwh": 0.0,
        "max_c_per_kwh": 7.41,
        "peak_ail_mw": 11024
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-09-04",
        "weekday": "Friday",
        "avg_c_per_kwh": 2.53,
        "min_c_per_kwh": 1.19,
        "max_c_per_kwh": 5.26,
        "peak_ail_mw": 10612
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-09-05",
        "weekday": "Saturday",
        "avg_c_per_kwh": 2.6,
        "min_c_per_kwh": 1.93,
        "max_c_per_kwh": 4.8,
        "peak_ail_mw": 10093
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-09-06",
        "weekday": "Sunday",
        "avg_c_per_kwh": 3.1,
        "min_c_per_kwh": 1.9,
        "max_c_per_kwh": 6.14,
        "peak_ail_mw": 10064
      }
    ]
  },
  "rate_of_last_resort": {
    "valid_until": "2026-12-31",
    "source": "Utilities Consumer Advocate default rates table",
    "zones": [
      {
        "zone": "EPCOR Energy Alberta / FortisAlberta areas",
        "wires_area": "EPCOR Distribution and FortisAlberta service areas (Edmonton and most FortisAlberta franchise communities)",
        "rolr_c_per_kwh": 12.01
      },
      {
        "zone": "ATCO Electric areas",
        "wires_area": "ATCO Electric service area (much of northern and eastern Alberta)",
        "rolr_c_per_kwh": 12.02
      },
      {
        "zone": "Calgary (ENMAX Power wires area)",
        "wires_area": "ENMAX Power distribution area (Calgary)",
        "rolr_c_per_kwh": 12.06
      }
    ]
  },
  "bright_fire_1yr_fixed_c_per_kwh": 8.29,
  "alberta_bill_index": {
    "definition": "600 kWh x rate, energy charge only. Excludes delivery and transmission charges, administration fees (Bright Fire: $9.99/month), rate riders, other fees and GST. Variable plans excluded.",
    "kwh": 600,
    "zones": [
      {
        "zone": "EPCOR Energy Alberta / FortisAlberta areas",
        "rolr_c_per_kwh": 12.01,
        "energy_at_rolr_cad": 72.06,
        "energy_at_bright_fire_1yr_fixed_cad": 49.74,
        "difference_cad": 22.32
      },
      {
        "zone": "ATCO Electric areas",
        "rolr_c_per_kwh": 12.02,
        "energy_at_rolr_cad": 72.12,
        "energy_at_bright_fire_1yr_fixed_cad": 49.74,
        "difference_cad": 22.38
      },
      {
        "zone": "Calgary (ENMAX Power wires area)",
        "rolr_c_per_kwh": 12.06,
        "energy_at_rolr_cad": 72.36,
        "energy_at_bright_fire_1yr_fixed_cad": 49.74,
        "difference_cad": 22.62
      }
    ]
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "name": "AESO Pool Price Report (hourly pool price, 30-day average, Alberta Internal Load)",
      "url": "http://ets.aeso.ca/ets_web/ip/Market/Reports/HistoricalPoolPriceReportServlet?beginDate=08012026&endDate=09072026&contentType=html",
      "retrieved": "2026-09-08"
    },
    {
      "name": "Utilities Consumer Advocate default rates (Rate of Last Resort)",
      "url": "https://ucahelps.alberta.ca/utility-choices/current-rates-and-pricing/default-rates/",
      "retrieved": "2026-09-08"
    },
    {
      "name": "Bright Fire rates page",
      "url": "https://brightfire.ca/rates/",
      "retrieved": "2026-09-08"
    }
  ],
  "notes": [
    "Past market prices do not predict future ones. Not a forecast and not a guarantee of any household's bill.",
    "Price comparison is made only against the regulated Rate of Last Resort."
  ]
}