Glossary of Terms

The business and system of: supply, transmission, distribution and services required to provide electric energy to consumers, from the location of electric energy generation to the location where customers consume electric energy.

Regulation that governs an entity holding a marketing of electricity business license which gives the entity the authority to engage in the marketing of electricity business. (Enabling Statute: Fair Trading Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. F-2)

An energy distribution, supply and service company, wholly owned subsidiary of the City of Calgary. Also, Enmax Energy Corporation - provides electricity and natural gas to residential and business customers across Alberta.

Includes distribution, transmission, energy services and generation. Provides regulated rate electricity service to residential and small commercial business consumers in the EDI (Epcor Distribution Inc.) service territory, for example, within the City of Edmonton.

Effective January 1, 2008. Created from AEUB to regulate oil and gas industry. See AUC for utility industry regulations.

An international organization for development of mandatory reliability standards for approval by appropriate jurisdictional authorities in Canada and the US relating to the interconnected transmission grid on both sides of the Canada/US border; funding and delegation of authority obtained from regional entities.

To provide electric energy to, or receive electric energy from, the interconnected electric system.

A fee paid by a customer when there is a switch from one retailer to another, while under contract to a retailer.