The number changes yearly as new electricity retailers form and existing ones split or merge. At the moment, there are roughly 40 energy providers operating within the province. Below is an abbreviated list of electricity suppliers in Alberta<\/a>.<\/p>\n AltaGas<\/a><\/strong> is a natural gas and electricity company in Calgary<\/a> that has been providing retail services in Alberta for more than 20 years, and longer in its previous incarnation as Alberta and Southern Gas Company. Strictly a supplier of natural gas at its founding, it has expanded into supplying electricity and developing green energy solutions. It produces and supplies electricity to a number of electricity retailers, as well as large businesses and industrial manufacturing plants.<\/p>\n ATCO Power<\/a><\/strong>, based in Calgary, is the division of ATCO which supplies electricity to major commercial and industrial organizations, such as factories, hotels, retail chains, educational and municipal facilities, energy and oil companies, and so on. ATCO Power owns a stake in 13 power plants in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario<\/a>, and Saskatchewan. The combined generation capacity of these stations is approximately 3,600 megawatts, of which ATCO Power owns about 2,300 megawatts (64%).<\/p>\n ATCO Energy<\/a><\/strong> is the retail arm of the ATCO group of companies. ATCO had exited the retail energy market roughly a decade ago while Canada was completing the process of deregulating the country’s electricity market. But in February 2016, ATCO Energy was launched as a new retail company offering electricity and natural gas plans to residential<\/a> and small business customers<\/a>. ATCO’s reentry into the retail market gives Albertans another great option to choose from for their energy needs.<\/p>\n Direct Energy Business Services<\/a><\/strong> is one of the newer natural gas and electricity companies operating in Alberta, having been founded in Toronto<\/a> in 1986 (but now headquartered in Houston, Texas). However, it has expanded its operations and services extremely rapidly since its acquisition by the European company Centrica PLC, itself a supplier of electricity and natural gas. It supplies electricity and natural gas services to a very broad customer base, including governmental and public institutions, and businesses of all sizes. As of September 2014, it has the third-largest industrial and commercial customer base in North America.<\/p>\n ENMAX Energy<\/a><\/strong> is a natural gas and electricity company owned by the City of Calgary, and has been serving the area since 1905. It has a broad commercial customer base, with basic plans ideal for the needs of small businesses, while offering specially tailored electricity offerings for medium and very large businesses, including customers that consume in excess of 350,000 megawatt-hours per year. ENMAX has produced its own energy for nearly 110 years, and sources additional electricity from the open market and other energy producers. Since 2000, the company has returned more than $1 billion in capital and improvements in the Calgary area electricity and natural gas infrastructure.<\/p>\n Encor by EPCOR<\/a><\/strong> is the competitive retailer for EPCOR and they offer a variety of energy plans, including green energy. Encor can complement your electricity plan by offering natural gas plans and the convenience of a bundle utility bill. <\/span>They also have energy plans for small businesses and commercial energy companies<\/a> as well.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Hudson Energy<\/a><\/strong>, originally founded in New York but now owned by Canada-based Just Energy, specializes in supplying electricity and natural gas to mid- and large-sized businesses. In addition to offering traditional power services, Hudson Energy has a number of green energy options available, including the installation of solar panels on customers\u2019 properties, providing a source of on-site electricity generation.<\/p>\n Just Energy<\/a><\/strong>, is based in Ontario and Houston, but provides natural gas and electricity services to companies throughout Alberta and the rest of Canada. Just Energy\u2019s subsidiary electricity company Hudson Energy serves the energy needs of large commercial operations, while Just Energy itself offers electricity plans designed for small and medium-sized businesses. Just Energy operates throughout Canada and the United States under its own name as well as through a number of subsidiary companies. Just Energy recently expanded into the United Kingdom under the name Hudson Energy UK.<\/p>\n TransAlta<\/a><\/strong>, operating out of Calgary, has supplied natural gas and electricity to the region for more than a century. In recent years, TransAlta has focused its retail operations on large companies and organizations that consume 250 MWh of electricity or 2,500 GJ of natural gas per year. Current customers include businesses in a wide variety of markets, including public utilities, energy production, retail, and industrial and manufacturing operations. TransAlta now owns more than 70 power plants across North America and Australia. One of the earliest producers of green energy in Canada, starting with the construction of a hydroelectric dam at Horseshoe Falls in 1911, TransAlta has expanded its operations to include other sources of alternative energy, including wind and geothermal power.<\/p>\n Link Energy Supply Inc<\/a><\/strong>.<\/strong> is a Canadian-based retailer of electricity and natural gas that serves residential, commercial customers, and farms in Alberta. There is a possibility of bundling natural gas and electricity into a single plan.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Spot Power<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong> is an energy provider in Calgary, Alberta that was founded in 2008. They are a part of <\/span>UTILITY<\/span>net<\/span><\/a>, which is a network of <\/span>energy<\/span> consumers that <\/span>provide<\/span> energy management services. Spot Power has become one of the main competitive retailers in Alberta and provides consumers with both natural gas and electricity <\/span>rates and<\/span> provides<\/span> their services in most regions in the province including Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Red Deer<\/a>, and Fort McMurray<\/a>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n ACE Energy<\/a><\/strong> (Alberta Co-operative Energy) is an energy provider located in Thorhild, Alberta. They operate as a member-owned energy retailer that supports renewable energy production in Alberta. Through their partnership with SPARK (A member-owned retail electrical power co-operative focused on green energy and renewable energy reinvestment) ACE customers have contributed over $70,000 to local generators who provide renewable energy to Alberta\u2019s energy grid across the province.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>They are a competitive energy retailer that provides both electricity and natural gas. Gas Alberta Energy is also a part of ACE Co-op which sells affordable gas to customers outside the gas co-op boundaries. They serve most regions of Alberta, including Edmonton and Calgary.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Sponsor Energy Inc<\/strong>.<\/span><\/a> is an energy company located in Calgary, Alberta that offers electricity and natural gas services as well as various internet plans. <\/span>Sponsor Energy differs from other retailers as well since they share 50% of their profits from each customer\u2019s electricity and natural gas usage to support charities, without additional cost to the customer. Each customer gets to decide which community partner\/charity they want their electricity and natural gas usage.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Burst Energy<\/a><\/strong> is an Alberta-based energy retailer that sells electricity and natural gas services to customers that are within the range of ATCO, ENMAX, EPCOR, and Fortis Alberta service territories in Alberta. Their retail license is supported by Sponsor Energy and they can provide flexible energy plans to farm, residential, and commercial buildings.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Echo Energy<\/strong><\/span><\/a> is an energy marketer that was established in the City of Lacombe, Alberta, and provides Lacombe with utilities and internet services, as an alternate option to larger utility companies.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>They provide natural gas, electricity, and internet services to the local community and deposits the net proceeds from energy sales into the Echo Lacombe Community Fund which provides funding for projects that aim towards increasing the quality of life in Lacombe. Echo Energy partners with UTILITYnet.<\/span><\/p>\n Peace Power<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong> was founded in <\/span>Grande<\/span> Prairie in 2012 and <\/span>provides<\/span> utility services including natural gas, electricity, and internet in northern Alberta, Edmonton, and Calgary. Residential, commercial, and industrial energy customers in these regions. <\/span>They\u2019re<\/span> also partnered with multiple associations such as the <\/span>Grande<\/span> Prairie District Chamber of Commerce, Edmonton Chamber of Commerce, and the Community Foundation of Northwestern Alberta.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Vector Energy<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong> is an Alberta energy marketer affiliated with <\/span>UTILITYnet<\/span> that <\/span>provides<\/span> electricity and natural gas to both residential and commercial customers. Edmonton, Calgary, Canmore, and Lethbridge <\/span>are<\/span> where they are available for customers. As a competitive retail supplier, Vector Energy <\/span>provides<\/span> several different plans and rates for electricity, natural gas, and internet to fulfill the needs of residential consumers, including small business owners.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Camrose Energy<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong> is a local energy provider in Camrose, Alberta as well as a tradename of Utility Network & Partners Inc. is a licensed marketer of energy that markets electricity and natural gas to homes, farms, and businesses in Alberta. They work with their customers to help give back to their communities through specific program<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Adagio Energy<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a> is a licensed energy marketer that started its operations in 2012 and is a tradename of the Utility Network & Partners, <\/span>they\u2019re<\/span> headquartered in Calgary, Alberta and <\/span>provide<\/span> both natural gas and electricity services in the province. They provide energy and internet solutions, with their options and plans being based on consumer categories \u2013 residential, business, and farm.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Ambit Energy<\/a><\/strong> is the Canadian branch of Ambit Energy that is an energy company based in Dallas, Texas. They provide electricity and natural gas services in deregulated markets in 16 American states and Canada, that primarily use a direct sales channel of more than 500,000 independent energy consultants.<\/span> S<\/span>ince November 2017 they started providing services to residential and small commercial electricity customers across Alberta.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Solar<\/span>m<\/span>ax<\/span> Power<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong> is<\/span> an energy marketer in Alberta that began operations in 2011, and as an energy marketer, they <\/span>provide<\/span> natural gas and electricity plans to residential and small commercial customers <\/span>located<\/span> in Alberta. They also offer high-speed internet plans.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Get Energy<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong> is a local energy provider that is partnered with <\/span>UTILITYnet<\/span> which was founded in 2014 in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, which includes Fort McMurray, Fort <\/span>Chippewan<\/span>, Anzac, and other hamlets. <\/span>Get Energy <\/span>provides<\/span> electricity and natural gas services to the entirety of Alberta including Edmonton, Calgary, Leduc, and many other cities.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Brighter Futures Energy<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong> is an Alberta energy <\/span>company<\/span> that\u00a0provides<\/span> electricity to both residential and commercial customers. They were founded in 2011 and its corporate office is based in <\/span>Calgary<\/span>, Alberta. Brighter Futures Energy <\/span>operates<\/span> under the electricity and natural gas marketing business licenses issued to Utility Network & Partners Inc. by Service Alberta.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n EMCO Energy<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong> is an Alberta-based non-profit electricity, green energy, natural gas, and internet retailer based in Calgary built on a social enterprise model<\/span>. EMCO is owned by GO (Generating Opportunities Technology Foundation) and as a non-profit, they invest all the revenue generated from its initiatives into new opportunities and technologies that will create positive social, environmental, and economic change.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Reg<\/span>i<\/span>onal Energy<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong> is a competitive retailer of electricity and natural gas based in Calgary, Alberta that offers both fixed and floating-rate plans, and their service ranges included but <\/span>aren\u2019t<\/span> limited to Lethbridge, Red Deer, Edmonton, St. Albert, and Grande Prairie.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Sandstone Energy<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong> is a marketer of natural gas and electricity to homes, farms, and businesses in Alberta and is based in Calgary. Exceptions to their service areas include Medicine Hat and some Rural Electrification Association areas. They <\/span>operate<\/span> under the electricity and natural gas marketing business licenses of <\/span>UTILITYnet<\/span>. They direct 100% of their net income towards the core library initiatives of the Calgary Public Library Foundation.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n