A limiter is a device added to a meter to restrict the flow of electricity. Stoves, dryers and other appliances that use a lot of electricity are no longer working. Turning on too many lights or computers will also cause a temporary disconnection. Charles Ruigrok, interim president and CEO of the utility company, says 300 customers are currently installing load limiters in their homes. “This is an 80 percent reduction from the peak before the winter moratorium was lifted. It is quite interesting that we had fewer people in load limiters this winter in a higher price environment than we did last winter,” he told the annual general company meeting on Tuesday. “I do not know if this is the result of perhaps more unemployed at the beginning of the pandemic than in the last winter, but the number has dropped quite dramatically.”
2,500 customers in cargo limiters last year
Ruigrok said Enmax reached its peak last year with nearly 2,500 customers with load limiters. this year it was closer to 1,500. He said Enmax has not disconnected anyone so far in 2022. “We worked with customers who were on cargo limiters last winter to try to get them to the point where they may have come up with a budget plan that is easier for them to serve with their revenue streams,” he said. . “Or late payments and give them more time to pay.” CBC News initially asked Enmax to share this information in March, but the company refused. Then in May, Enmax still did not share exact numbers, but said restricted households accounted for less than one percent of housing bills, down from 28 percent last year. At the time, several city councilors said they would push the company for more transparency.
City seems to be using Enmax profits to help
Mayor Jyoti Gondek says the city council has not forgotten about Calgary residents who have struggled to pay their energy bills this year. “Many residents have been caught in the recession to a very extreme degree. People have lost their jobs. People are in danger of losing their homes,” he said. Mayor Jyoti Gondek says she expects the city council to decide on dividend earnings in the coming weeks. (Radio-Canada) “Obviously, utility rates are something that is at the heart of many, many Calgary residents in precarious positions.” The city received a $ 62 million dividend from Enmax this year, up from $ 58 million in 2021. He says the city council is in active discussions about how the Enmax dividend can be used to help Calgary residents in need. “There are discussions right now, but there are many legal aspects to what we can and cannot do. So, together with Enmax, we are trying to find the best solution. But right now, they are legal groups to make sure that we will “We are doing it right,” he said. “There is a regulatory authority for which we are also responsible. Therefore, we must make sure that we are careful before announcing anything to the public.” The mayor says the council should be able to announce its decision in the coming weeks.
