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Do you have a fixed price?

The decoder is built for fixed-price contracts and quotes. This makes sure your result is accurate.

Yes, I have a fixed price locked in for a set period

No, my rate changes month to month (variable or floating)

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Enter the details exactly as they appear on your quote or contract.

Don’t have your contract in front of you?

We’ll email you the short list of what you need, so you can come back when you have it.

Where do I find these details?

Quote or signing date: On the front page, usually near the top, labelled “date”, “quote date” or next to the signature.
Term start and end dates: In the pricing or term section. Sometimes written as a start date plus a number of months.
Your rate: The energy or commodity price. Electricity is in ¢/kWh or $/MWh; natural gas is in $/GJ. Use the energy line, not the all-in total.
Annual usage: Often stated on the contract. Some contracts list only monthly volumes — if yours does, add the twelve months together to get the year. If the volume is not on the paperwork at all, section 6 below works it out from a single invoice: you enter the month and that month’s usage, and the decoder scales it to a year using Alberta seasonal patterns.
Energy management fee: Only if your paperwork names one separately. Many contracts bury it inside the rate, which is exactly what this tool is measuring.

Don't have the contract? Call the number on your energy invoice and ask for a copy. It helps to be specific about what you need, so they send a document that actually has these fields on it:

“I need a copy of my agreement for account number [your account number], showing the contract volume, the transaction date the agreement was signed, the term start date, and either the length of the term or the term end date.”

1

How this was arranged

One question, then we look at the numbers.

How did you arrange this contract?

Through an energy broker

Directly with a supplier

Not sure

2

What kind of business is this account for?

Pick the closest match. Different businesses draw power in different patterns.

Business type

This affects what a fair price looks like for you.

4

Your electricity price

Enter these exactly as they appear on the quote or contract.

Electricity

Quote date (the date you signed the contract, or the date you received the quote) Contract period

Contract starts

Contract ends

Your quoted electricity rate (commodity only)

Which unit is on your quote? Select one, then enter the number.

This is the energy line only. It is the price you were quoted for the energy itself, and it is the only part of what you pay that anyone competes on. Do not include transmission, distribution or delivery charges, administration fees, riders, local access fees or GST. Those are regulated, identical for everyone in your service area, and nobody can change them.

Energy management fee (optional)

Some contracts carry a separate fee alongside the commodity price, usually quoted as a rate in $/MWh. On a contract or quote it reads as an energy management fee, management fee, or similar. Is there one? If so, enter it here. Leave it blank if there is not. Do not include trading or hedge execution fees, those are a different thing.

$/MWh

5

Your annual electricity usage

The gap between your price and the market is measured in cents per kWh. We multiply it by how much electricity you use in a year to work out what it actually costs you. Without your annual usage we cannot put a dollar figure on it.

Which unit is it stated in? Select one, then enter the number.

This number is on your contract. Go and find it rather than guessing, because every dollar figure in your result is worked out from it. Most contracts state it in kWh.

or

6

Quote doesn't state the volume? We'll estimate it from a bill

Take any electricity bill from the last three months, tell us the month it covers and the usage on it, and we will estimate your annual volume from Alberta seasonal patterns.

1Find a recent electricity invoice

Any invoice from the last three months works.

2What month does that invoice cover?

Usually the month before the invoice date. Look for "billing period" on your invoice.

3Total electricity usage for that month

Which unit is shown on your invoice? Select one, then enter the number.

If multiple sites, use the grand total from the summary page.

4

Your natural gas price

Enter these exactly as they appear on the quote or contract.

Natural Gas

Quote date (the date you signed the contract, or the date you received the quote) Contract period

Contract starts

Contract ends

Your quoted natural gas rate ($/GJ) (commodity only)

$/GJ

This is the gas commodity line only. Usually shown as a dollar figure like $3.21/GJ on your quote. Do not include delivery, transmission, administration fees, riders or GST. Those are regulated and the same for everyone in your service area.

Energy management fee (optional)

Some contracts carry a separate fee alongside the commodity price, usually quoted as a rate in $/GJ. On a contract or quote it reads as an energy management fee, management fee, or similar. Is there one? If so, enter it here. Leave it blank if there is not. Do not include trading or hedge execution fees, those are a different thing.

$/GJ

5

Your annual natural gas usage

The gap between your price and the market is measured in dollars per GJ. We multiply it by how much gas you use in a year to work out what it actually costs you. Without your annual usage we cannot put a dollar figure on it.

Enter it in GJ per year

Look on your contract or renewal letter first. Your annual usage is usually stated there, or on an annual summary from your supplier.

or

6

Quote doesn't state the volume? We'll estimate it from a bill

Take any natural gas bill from the last three months, tell us the month it covers and the usage on it, and we will estimate your annual volume from Alberta seasonal patterns.

1Find a recent natural gas invoice

A winter invoice gives the most reliable estimate for gas.

2What month does that invoice cover?

Gas invoices follow the same pattern. Usage month is typically the month before the invoice date.

3Total natural gas usage for that month

GJ

If multiple sites, use the grand total from the summary page.

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If your paperwork does not match these questions, or you would simply rather hand it over, leave your name and email and we will decode it for you. Anything you have already typed in above comes with the message, so we have a head start.

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Here is what you are about to get

Your own numbers are calculated and ready. The example below uses made-up figures, so you can see a sample of what your result will show.

Example only — not your result

The price on your paperwork 7.20 ¢/kWh

Mid-market benchmark for those dates at least 6.45 ¢/kWh

Fee built into the price up to 0.75 ¢/kWh

Mid-market benchmark Fee (upper end)

What that fee costs per year
on 2,000 MWh a year up to $15,000

Your result will use your own dates, your own price and your own volume, and will tell you whether that fee is Fair, Overcharging or Way Overcharging.

Analyzing your contract against Alberta market data...

Based on your quote date and hedge term, here's what we found:

We’ll go through your result, and look at when your contract should go back to market — the timing question the decoder does not answer. That cost comes on top of the fee, and can be larger than it.