Office energy is predictable, schedule-driven and almost entirely electrical
outside of heating season. That makes it one of the easier bills to improve, because the load is
well behaved — and one of the most neglected, because it never causes a problem loud enough to
get attention.
We supply and broker electricity and natural gas for offices, professional buildings and
multi-tenant commercial properties across Alberta, and the free Energy Cost Audit covers tenant and
house accounts alike.
Where the energy actually goes
| Load | What it means for the bill |
|---|---|
| HVAC | The largest single load in most offices. Rooftop or central plant, running to a schedule that is frequently longer than the building is actually occupied. |
| Lighting | Predictable, long hours, highly responsive to controls and occupancy sensors. |
| Plug load | Workstations, monitors, kitchen equipment, server closets. Grows quietly year over year and is rarely re-measured. |
| Server and comms rooms | Small footprint, continuous load, and cooling that often runs 24/7 in a building otherwise empty at night. |
| Common areas and parking | Corridor lighting, elevators, parkade lighting and plug-ins — usually landlord accounts. |
Where the money usually is
Schedules
The cheapest saving in most offices is HVAC and lighting running hours that no longer match occupancy. It costs nothing to change and nobody owns the task.
House accounts
Landlord-paid common area and parkade meters are ordinary energy accounts that are almost never shopped.
The contract
Offices are steady, high load factor consumers — a good profile to price against, and one where a default rate is straightforwardly expensive.
Parkade plug-ins
Alberta-specific and seasonally significant. Timers and controls are cheap; running them uncontrolled all winter is not.
Worth checking on your own bill
- Do HVAC and lighting schedules match when the building is actually occupied?
- Are the house, parkade and common area meters on chosen contracts?
- Is any account still on the Rate of Last Resort?
- Has the rate class been reviewed since the last major fit-out or tenancy change?
- Are parkade plug-ins on controls?
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energy you buy and the delivery charges you are billed to receive it — and come back with a
written summary of what we found and what, if anything, is worth changing. No cost, no obligation,
and no requirement to switch anything.
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Common questions
How can an office building reduce energy costs?
Start with HVAC and lighting schedules matching real occupancy, then confirm every account — including landlord house and parkade meters — is on a chosen contract rather than a default rate, and review the rate classification.
Are landlord common area meters worth reviewing?
Yes. They are ordinary accounts, they are rarely shopped because no tenant complains about them, and their rate classification is often out of date after a fit-out or subdivision.
Do offices have demand charges in Alberta?
Larger office buildings generally do, driven by HVAC. Because office load is relatively steady, load factor is usually good and the commodity contract carries more weight than it does for peaky industrial sites.
More for Alberta businesses
- Business energy in Alberta — the overview
- The Energy Cost Audit — what we review and what you get
- Distribution and transmission charges on a business bill
- Small business electricity rates in Alberta
- Commercial natural gas in Alberta
- Do you need an energy broker in Alberta?
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Get Energy published small business rates: variable electricity 7.06¢/kWh (30-day average, calculated September 8, 2026), fixed 1-year 6.57¢/kWh, variable natural gas $3.71/GJ (calculated September 5, 2026), administration fee $9.97 per site per month. Sites above 250,000 kWh or 2,500 GJ a year are quoted on their own profile. Last updated September 12, 2026.
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