Mountain View Power Blogs

The trade name Mountain View Power was registered in 2010 when the Olds Institute signed a service agreement with Utility Network and Partners Inc. to market retail electricity. A volunteer committee evaluated the opportunity and was formed to oversee Mountain View Power as a social enterprise. The goal of this social enterprise was to generate a revenue stream that would enable Olds Institute to re-invest in community development and programs.  As a competitive energy marketer, Mountain View Power offers floating and fixed rates for electricity and natural gas. Hedges of electricity and  natural gas supply contracts are secured by Utility Network and Partners Inc. which also manages all billing as well as the customer call centre on behalf of 23 energy marketers located throughout Alberta.  In the early years, profits were generated by selling electricity a kilowatt at a time at a 1 cent margin. Mountain View Power was able to market to 5 or 6 distribution areas in the...

Mountain View Power was registered in 2010 by the Olds Institute for Community and Regional Development as a locally owned not-for-profit energy marketer and is part of the Utilitynet family. Utilitynet secures the electricity hedges and natural gas supply contracts and assists with customer care support and billing.  Most importantly, 100% of the profits earned by Mountain View Power from the margins and fees from marketing electricity, natural gas, green energy, and related products are returned to the community.  The same principles that have guided Mountain View Power in the past continue to shape and influence current day business and operating decisions: Offer competitive rates; premium customer care; no hassle administration 100% of profits support and grow our community and region Committed to re-investing in our communities to enhance the quality of life Managed by a volunteer board Minimize costs and overhead to maximize profit for reinvestment No costly management s...

    The deal is done. Direct Energy has been sold to NRG Energy Inc, an American company, headquartered in New Jersey. The finalization of the purchase was announced on January 5, in a very low-key notice posted on the NRG Energy website. With such a quiet announcement, we wonder if most of Direct’s customers have been left in the dark about the deal. Why the secrecy and what does this mean for Direct Energy customers?   As a Regulated Rate Option (RRO) customer buying electricity or natural gas at AUC government regulated retail prices, your account has also been sold as part of this deal.   Why does this matter? In time, more and more Alberta jobs will be leaving the province. We asked the government why they approved the sale of the Alberta government-regulated utility to an American company. Why didn’t they stop it?   Direct Energy has a long history of outsourcing and offshoring jobs. Customer Care call center; billing processing and key technical systems ...