Self-Retailer

As a self-retailer, you buy your electricity wholesale and deal directly with electricity and
natural gas distributors. You are serving one major customer—your own business.

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We are your professional partner, helping you manage your costs and stay competitive.

Alberta Utility Billing (AUB) brings decades of experience in complex energy markets, allowing you to:

  • manage energy procurement
  • track and evaluate distribution charges
  • meet AUC and Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) requirements

Our analysis and bespoke reporting on costs and charges (over all and at every site) gives you the insight to stay in control and lower your costs.

By buying electricity directly from the wholesale market with well thought out procurement strategies, you can lower your electricity costs. With easy access to your data and informative analysis, you can feel confident in your decisions.

Become a self-retailer

Register with Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO).

You will need to:

  • complete an application to become a market participant
  • meet the AESO prudential requirements
  • provide banking information
  • pay an annual fee of $150 plus GST
  • purchase a certificate for secure access to the Energy Trading System (ETS)
  • sign an agreement with your distribution company and meet its prudential requirements
  • notify the AESO and your distribution company that AUB will be your billing agent