{
  "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": 7,
  "issue_url": "https://brightfire.ca/blog/market-report-2026-10-20/",
  "archive_url": "https://brightfire.ca/blog/market-report/",
  "published": "2026-10-20",
  "week_start": "2026-10-12",
  "week_end": "2026-10-18",
  "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": 3.84,
    "avg_30_day_cad_per_mwh": 38.36,
    "avg_30_day_window": "2026-09-19/2026-10-18",
    "avg_30_day_prior_reading_c_per_kwh": 3.99,
    "week_avg_c_per_kwh": 3.45,
    "prior_week_avg_c_per_kwh": 6.01,
    "week_low_day": {
      "date": "2026-10-14",
      "avg_c_per_kwh": 0.68
    },
    "week_high_day": {
      "date": "2026-10-13",
      "avg_c_per_kwh": 12.39
    },
    "week_highest_hour": {
      "date": "2026-10-13",
      "hour_ending": 20,
      "cad_per_mwh": 805.28
    },
    "hours_at_zero": 26,
    "prior_week_hours_at_zero": 2,
    "hours_at_or_above_100_cad_per_mwh": 7,
    "prior_week_hours_at_or_above_100_cad_per_mwh": 19,
    "week_peak_ail_mw": 11088,
    "week_peak_ail_time": {
      "date": "2026-10-15",
      "hour_ending": 20
    },
    "prior_week_peak_ail_mw": 11054,
    "prior_week_peak_ail_time": {
      "date": "2026-10-09",
      "hour_ending": 15
    },
    "week_avg_ail_mw": 10398,
    "prior_week_avg_ail_mw": 10296,
    "daily": [
      {
        "date": "2026-10-12",
        "weekday": "Monday",
        "avg_c_per_kwh": 4.78,
        "min_c_per_kwh": 1.11,
        "max_c_per_kwh": 10.5,
        "peak_ail_mw": 10893
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "weekday": "Tuesday",
        "avg_c_per_kwh": 12.39,
        "min_c_per_kwh": 1.22,
        "max_c_per_kwh": 80.53,
        "peak_ail_mw": 10911
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "weekday": "Wednesday",
        "avg_c_per_kwh": 0.68,
        "min_c_per_kwh": 0.0,
        "max_c_per_kwh": 2.03,
        "peak_ail_mw": 10965
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "weekday": "Thursday",
        "avg_c_per_kwh": 2.17,
        "min_c_per_kwh": 0.0,
        "max_c_per_kwh": 11.78,
        "peak_ail_mw": 11088
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-10-16",
        "weekday": "Friday",
        "avg_c_per_kwh": 0.95,
        "min_c_per_kwh": 0.0,
        "max_c_per_kwh": 2.67,
        "peak_ail_mw": 11006
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-10-17",
        "weekday": "Saturday",
        "avg_c_per_kwh": 0.87,
        "min_c_per_kwh": 0.0,
        "max_c_per_kwh": 4.7,
        "peak_ail_mw": 10688
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-10-18",
        "weekday": "Sunday",
        "avg_c_per_kwh": 2.34,
        "min_c_per_kwh": 1.34,
        "max_c_per_kwh": 5.95,
        "peak_ail_mw": 10851
      }
    ],
    "month_to_date": {
      "month": "2026-10",
      "through": "2026-10-18",
      "avg_c_per_kwh": 4.74,
      "hours": 432
    }
  },
  "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. Fixed prices only; the variable example is in plain_english.",
    "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=10122026&endDate=10192026&contentType=html",
      "retrieved": "2026-10-19"
    },
    {
      "name": "Utilities Consumer Advocate default rates (Rate of Last Resort)",
      "url": "https://ucahelps.alberta.ca/utility-choices/current-rates-and-pricing/default-rates/",
      "retrieved": "2026-10-19"
    },
    {
      "name": "Bright Fire rates page",
      "url": "https://brightfire.ca/rates/",
      "retrieved": "2026-10-19"
    }
  ],
  "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."
  ],
  "plain_english": {
    "week": "Wholesale power prices spiked on Tuesday evening last week, then stayed low from Wednesday to Saturday, with many hours at zero.",
    "default_rate_c_per_kwh": [
      12.01,
      12.06
    ],
    "bright_fire_1yr_fixed_c_per_kwh": 8.29,
    "bright_fire_variable_last_month": {
      "month": "September",
      "market_c_per_kwh": 2.94,
      "adder_c_per_kwh": 0.85,
      "price_c_per_kwh": 3.79,
      "energy_600_kwh_cad": 22.74
    },
    "note": "Educational summary. Fixed holds the same price for its term; variable follows the monthly market average plus the adder. Energy charge only; delivery, GST and admin fees extra."
  }
}