Feb 9, 2024 - Are you organizing an environmental or energy-saving project? At FortisAlberta, we invest in the communities where our customers live, work and play. Whether you’re looking to retrofit lights in your community hall or plant a garden at the [...]

Feb 7, 2024 - With the recent Distribution Automation (DA) system completions of Barrhead, Claresholm, Didsbury and Westlock systems, FortisAlberta is proud to announce that as of the end of 2023, we will have reached 38 municipalities in our service ter [...]

Nov 17, 2023 - Whether it’s a beloved Santa Clause parade or an annual pond hockey tournament, communities across Alberta celebrate the holidays with unique traditions that are special to them. Our employees are local to the areas we serve, so when it com [...]

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Aug 18, 2023 - FortisAlberta’s role is to deliver electricity to your home, farm or business. We do not own or operate generation or transmission assets and are not involved in the direct sale of electricity. We do own, operate and maintain more than one [...]

Jul 11, 2023 - At FortisAlberta, we know that building strong communities is essential to creating a sustainable future for all Albertans, and environmental efforts are an important part of that vision. That’s why this year, we awarded 18 municipalities w [...]

Jun 26, 2023 - Before fall kicks into high gear, we’d like to take a moment to remember the summer of 2023 in Alberta (with all the winters we seem to get here throughout the year, we need to squeeze every drop out of our warmer months!) For us, supporti [...]

Jun 26, 2023 - FortisAlberta receives Electricity Canada recognition for our Coaldale net zero building. The award celebrates transformational innovations in how electricity is produced, delivered, and consumed, and highlights transformational progress i [...]

Jun 23, 2023 - We’ve been known as FortisAlberta for almost 20 years, but our company roots go back more than 100 years where, as Calgary Power, we helped bring electricity to communities across Alberta. [...]

May 12, 2023 - FortisAlberta directly contributes to 11 of the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development goals. These goals are guiding principles for our work in Alberta, recognizing that tackling climate change goes hand-in-hand with strategies that im [...]

Apr 20, 2023 - FortisAlberta is honoured and humbled to be the first utility to have been presented with the Economic Developers Alberta (EDA) P3 of the Year award at their annual Xperience 2023 conference in Kananaskis this past week. [...]

Oct 25, 2022 - At FortisAlberta, we pride ourselves on customer service and our commitment to those we serve, and we focus on exploring the best possible solution to each unique challenge or opportunity. [...]

Sep 7, 2022 - So you notice an individual pounding a utility pole in your neighbourhood with a hammer. Now it looks like they’re digging it up and drilling holes into it! Any cause for concern? No – more than likely it’s all part of FortisAlberta’s main [...]

Aug 11, 2022 - We maintain and monitor a complex distribution system to make sure every single customer receives the electrical power they need safely and reliably. We do this with the help of our centralized Control Centre, which is manned 24/7 in Airdri [...]

Aug 10, 2022 - At the end of 2019, FortisAlberta gave a special donation to the Ronald McDonald House to fund an automated door for the Red Deer facility’s ‘Magic Room’. This room houses toys and gifts for sick kids who are staying at the house. [...]

Jun 10, 2022 - This year we have awarded 15 communities with Community Naturalization and Tree Planting grants. Through these grants, FortisAlberta seeks to support our municipal customers with developing and improving environmentally friendly programs an [...]

May 3, 2022 - No matter where you reside in Alberta, at some point over the past few summers it is likely that smoke from wildfires burning in nearby provinces and states was a noticeable part of your day. [...]

Apr 27, 2022 - On April 21, 2022, FortisAlberta was honoured to receive Electricity Canada’s Sustainable Electricity Company™ designation. At an event held in Airdrie, we were joined virtually by Michael Powell, Vice President of Government Relations at E [...]

Apr 25, 2022 - From generation and transmission to distribution and retail. You might wonder where exactly FortisAlberta fits in. We are proud to deliver safe and reliable electricity to our customers’ homes, businesses and farms throughout Alberta. [...]