Get Energy supplies and brokers electricity and natural gas for businesses in
Fort McMurray, and reviews the distribution and transmission charges on your bill — the half
most suppliers never look at. We are both an Alberta competitive retailer and an energy broker,
so we can shop the market for your Fort McMurray sites or supply them directly, whichever produces the
better number. It starts with a free Energy Cost Audit.
Last updated September 12, 2026.
Who delivers your energy in Fort McMurray
ATCO Electric distributes power through Fort McMurray and the Wood Buffalo region, and ATCO Gas handles natural gas distribution. Regional distribution costs in the north are higher than in the central corridor, which makes the delivery half of a Wood Buffalo bill an even bigger share of the total than the provincial 40 to 60 per cent range.
| Part of your bill | Who sets it in Fort McMurray |
|---|---|
| Electricity delivery | ATCO Electric, under a tariff approved by the Alberta Utilities Commission. You do not choose this and you cannot shop it — but the rate class you sit in, and the demand you set, are both reviewable. |
| Natural gas delivery | ATCO Gas, on the same basis. |
| Energy — electricity and gas | Your retailer. This is the part you can shop, and the part every broker in your inbox is talking about. |
| Riders, franchise fees, local access | Calculated off the delivery charge, which is why reducing delivery reduces these too. |
What Fort McMurray businesses look like on a bill
Wood Buffalo business load is camps and lodges, contractor and fabrication shops along the Highway 63 corridor, hotels, the retail and restaurant base in Timberlea and downtown, and a long list of service companies with a yard, a shop and a trailer or two on the same site.
What we look at first in Fort McMurray
Camps, lodges and seasonal occupancy
A lodge at 30 per cent occupancy still pays a demand charge set when it was full. Ratcheted demand and the rate class are the first two things we look at.
Yards with several meters
Shop, office trailer, yard lighting and a shack on the same property are often three or four meters, each carrying its own fixed charge and administration fee. Sometimes they should be combined, sometimes they should not — it depends on the rate class each one lands in.
We are based here
Get Energy’s office is at 200 – 9715 Main Street. If you want someone to come look at the panel and the meter room rather than trade PDFs, that is easy in Fort McMurray.
Small business or commercial
We treat a site as small business up to 250,000 kWh of electricity or
2,500 GJ of natural gas a year, and as commercial above that. Small business sites
get published rates and a straightforward review. Commercial sites get quoted on their own load
profile, because at that size the shape of your consumption changes the price more than the
headline number does.
Get Energy published 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 over 250,000 kWh or 2,500 GJ a year are quoted on their own load profile. Last updated September 12, 2026.
Book a free Energy Cost Audit
Send us one recent electricity bill and one natural gas bill. We review both halves — the
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.
Upload your bills — free Energy Cost Audit
Prefer email? Send your bills to
info@getenergy.ca, or call
(780) 665-4771, Monday to Friday 9 AM–5 PM.
Common questions from Fort McMurray businesses
Do I have to switch retailers to get the review?
No. Most of what we look at — rate class, billing demand, meter count, equipment and load
shape — sits on the delivery side and has nothing to do with who supplies your energy. If you
are mid-contract with someone else, the review still works and you can act on the findings now.
What does it cost?
Nothing. There is no fee, no retainer and no obligation. If we end up supplying your energy we
make our money the way any retailer does, on the supply. If you place your business with another
retailer on our advice, we are paid by that retailer.
Do you only work in Fort McMurray?
No — we serve businesses, farms and commercial properties across Alberta. Fort McMurray is one of
the areas we cover, and we work in the local distribution tariff that applies to your site.
How long does it take?
A few business days for a single site. Multi-site and demand-metered reviews take longer, and we
tell you up front.
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 is an Alberta competitive retailer and energy broker serving
residential, small business, farm and commercial consumers. Get Energy is a tradename of Utility
Network & Partners Inc.