Plans & pricing · Alberta
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68 Energy
Energy charge
$3.79 $/GJ
Verified 2026
68 Energy
Energy charge
$3.99 $/GJ
Verified 2026
68 Energy
Energy charge
$4.31 $/GJ
Verified 2026
Selectra energy expert explains
How to read these 68 Energy rates and decide which plan actually fits your household
Choosing between 68 Energy's plans really comes down to two questions: how long do you want price certainty, and how much do you trust the Alberta electricity market to stay calm. Both 68 Energy fixed plans have the same $9.95 monthly admin fee — what changes is the per-kWh energy charge and the length of the commitment. Here's how I'd weigh each option as an Alberta homeowner today.
This is the cheaper per-kWh option and the shorter commitment. You lock your energy charge for 12 months — long enough to ride out a winter spike on Alberta's Regulated Rate Option — without tying yourself to a 36-month deal. In a year you're back at the market: if rates have dropped, you can switch; if they've spiked, you'll renew above today's rate.
Notice that the per-kWh rate here is higher than the 1-year plan, not lower. That's normal when retailers price longer fixed terms: the more risk they take on (locking in for 36 months in a volatile market), the higher the premium they charge. You're paying about $0.011/kWh extra to skip two more years of rate negotiation. On a 7 200 kWh/yr Alberta home, that's roughly $79/yr more, or ~$237 over three years — the cost of insurance against price spikes.
Same pricing pattern as the electricity plans, but the curve is steeper: 1-year at $3.79/GJ, 5-year at $4.31/GJ. In Alberta's gas market — where prices can swing 200% inside a single winter — the long lock is a hedge against volatility, not a path to the cheapest commodity rate. If your forecast is "gas trades flat or down," shorter wins. If you remember 2022, longer feels worth the premium.
The energy charge and admin fee are only part of your bill. In Alberta you'll also pay regulated charges set by other parties:
Added up, the delivered cost of a kWh on most Alberta plans is roughly twice the energy-charge line. When you compare 68 Energy to a competitor, make sure you compare the full bill at your real usage level, not just the headline cent-per-kWh figure.
Bottom line
68 Energy's pricing sits in a reasonable mid-range for the Alberta competitive market. The 1-year fix is a sensible "test drive" for new customers — short enough to revisit, long enough to escape one bad winter. The 3-year fix is real protection against a repeat of a 2022-style price shock, provided you accept paying for that insurance up front. Always re-check the rates on sixeightenergy.ca before signing.
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