Alberta offers choice for consumers of natural gas. There are numerous providers offering natural gas services to residential and commercial users. Natural gas is one of the cleanest, cheapest and most efficient sources of energy, making it a necessary component of an environmentally friendly economy. Alberta is home to a large natural gas resource base and accounts for just over 80 per cent of the natural gas produced in Canada.

The Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) and the Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) regulates exploration, production, processing, transmission and distribution of natural gas within the province. The federal National Energy Board (NEB) regulates interprovincial trade in natural gas, approves transportation charges for interprovincial transportation and issues long-term licences and short-term orders (up to 24 months) authorizing exports from Canada.

Alberta's Utilities Consumer Advocate (UCA) provides detailed information on the rate plans offered in the province. The UCA also provides information on electricity providers, including  regulated rates, phone numbers and website addresses.

Source: Alberta Energy