Red Deer runs its own wires: the City's Electric Light & Power utility has delivered the city's electricity for over a century. The retailer that bills you is still your choice. Bright Fire offers 8.29¢/kWh fixed electricity and $4.39/GJ fixed natural gas from a Whitecourt-based Alberta company.
Red Deer is the heart of Central Alberta. Here's why families and businesses are switching to a local energy provider.
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Alberta's deregulated market means you choose your retailer. Your wire and pipeline companies keep delivering energy as normal.
Electricity in Red Deer is distributed by The City of Red Deer's Electric Light & Power. They maintain the power lines and read your meter. When you switch to Bright Fire as your retailer, the city's utility continues all delivery - we handle your rate and billing.
Red Deer is one of the few Alberta cities with a municipally owned electric utility: the City's Electric Light & Power department runs the wires and reads the meters. The retailer is still your choice, and Bright Fire's fixed rate is 8.29¢/kWh with a variable option at wholesale + 0.85¢/kWh.
Currently on the regulated rate? You can switch to our variable rate and potentially pay less - with no contract and no cancellation fee.
Outages: 403-342-8111
Natural gas in Red Deer is distributed by ATCO Gas. They maintain the pipelines and handle emergencies. Switching to Bright Fire gives you competitive variable or fixed rates while ATCO continues safe delivery.
Red Deer households use an average of 110-130 GJ of natural gas per year - our variable rate lets you benefit when wholesale prices are low.
Gas emergencies: 1-800-511-3447
"Utilities" in Red Deer means four different jobs done by different organizations. Here is the full picture, so you know who to call and which parts you can shop around.
The City of Red Deer owns and operates its electric distribution system through the Electric Light & Power department: power lines, transformers, meters, new connections, and 24-hour emergency response. This part is assigned to every home in the city - no one shops for it. Outages: 403-342-8111.
Water treatment and distribution, wastewater collection, garbage and recycling pickup, and stormwater are all run by the City of Red Deer's Utility Services and billed by the City. Like the wires, these are not shoppable - every Red Deer household gets them from the City.
If you never choose a retailer, you are served under the Rate of Last Resort (RoLR). In the City of Red Deer's service area the RoLR is provided by ENMAX Energy, with rates approved by Red Deer City Council. It is a regulated safety net, not a competitive offer - which is why it is worth comparing.
The company that prices your electricity and natural gas and sends the bill is entirely your choice, including Bright Fire at 8.29¢/kWh fixed or wholesale + 0.85¢/kWh variable. Compare every retailer independently on the Utilities Consumer Advocate's Cost Comparison Tool or call 310-4822.
*On approved credit. Admin fee of $9.99/month per site applies. Fixed-rate natural gas contracts have a $250 early exit fee. View all plans →
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