Local people: Jerry Holyoak, Construction Planner, Central Alberta
May 27, 2026 - For more than 35 years, Jerry Holyoak has been helping connect Alberta communities to reliable electricity distribution service. As a Construction Planner on FortisAlberta’s Red Deer regional design team, he brings decades of hands-on experience, industry knowledge and a strong commitment to customer service. [...]
FortisAlberta Service Estimator
Apr 8, 2026 - Thinking about connecting a new electrical service? Our FortisAlberta Service Estimator (FASE) tool can help you get an idea of costs, quickly and on your own terms. It calculates high-level, non‑binding estimates for new connections based [...]
Larger farm equipment increases the risk of overhead power line contact
Apr 1, 2026 - Over the past decade, equipment such as combines, air seeders, sprayers and grain augers has increased in height as farmers look for ways to improve efficiency and productivity. Across Alberta and throughout FortisAlberta’s service territo [...]
Three ways to protect your appliances during an outage
Nov 26, 2015 - Outages and disturbances to transmission and distribution facilities are expected in the normal course of operations. Customers are encouraged to protect all their electrical facilities and devices from outages and disturbances to transmiss [...]
Think Before You Dig
Whether you’re gardening, planting a tree or putting up a fence, you can avoid a serious electrical incident by submitting a locate request.
