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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
The way Calgary calculates the Municipal franchise fee, the market cost of the gas does impact that charge.
But that's supposed to stop and go to a consumption based model. Which as best as I understood was in the works to happen by 2027...and current regulations being the delay. More politicians saying they're making a difference when they're just taking out a barrier they previously created.
There's a lot of variation in that fee though. I'm in St.Albert where we pay 20.3% of the other fees to make up our franchise fee. In Edmonton its 35%. Looking at a list last night its anywhere from 10 to 37% depending on the Municipality
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The UCP have said they will step in an make changes to the franchise fee structure much quicker because the city is dragging their feet on this because they want the money.
Mayor Gondek said:
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"It was a revenue stream for us, but the time to focus on Calgarians and their stability is more important right now."
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and the city claims it takes time but the AUC refutes that:
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Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek said the city doesn’t have the ability to receive approval from Alberta’s utility regulatory body before 2027.
The Alberta Utilities Commission, meanwhile, says such applications are often processed in a handful of months.
“When (the city’s) applications have come before us in the past to process a change to their franchise fee arrangement, they’ve been processed within three months or two-and-a-half months,” said Geoff Scotten, senior communications adviser for the AUC.
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https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/tops...ed/ar-AA1nxFJO