IASA's Position on Electricity Deregulation
(dates in red are when the item was posted to the website) ...

IASA has sent letters to the government, issued news releases, proposed our own solution, and brought forth the issues for consideration by all. Check out the links below to learn more.

IASA's Recommendations for Improvements To Alberta's Electrical Market - IASA proposal (March 27, 2001)

The Truth Is Out ... Electricity Costs have Doubled - IASA News Release (March 5, 2001) (March 5, 2001)

Of Course IPPSA Supports Deregulation - IASA News Release (March 2, 2001) (March 4, 2001)

Premier Klein Endorses Analysis of Deregulation by RBC Dominion Securities - IASA News Release (February 22, 2001) (February 22, 2001)

Alberta Liberal Party Releases Deregulation Plan - IASA News Release (February 15, 2001) (February 15, 2001)

A Level Playing Field - letter to Premier Klein (February 12, 2001) (February 15, 2001)

Issue 26 - Accountability (February 9, 2001) (February 15, 2001)

Request for Information on New External Committee - letter to Premier Klein (February 7, 2001)

Emergent Request for Plebiscite - letter to Premier Klein (February 7, 2001)

Issue 25 - Vague Announcements (February 7, 2001)

Issue 24 - Plebiscite on Deregulation (February 7, 2001)

Issue 23 - Wasting Billions (February 7, 2001)

Premier's Speech - letter to Premier Klein (February 7, 2001)

Immediate Structural Changes are Required - letter to Mike Cardinal (January 29, 2001) (February 7, 2001)

Issue 22 - Fix It or Scrap It (February 7, 2001)

Issue 21 - The Default Rate (February 7, 2001)

Issue 19 - A Referendum on Electrical Deregulation (January 16, 2001)

Electricity Solutions for Alberta - Letter To Premier Klein (January 16, 2001) (January 16, 2001)

To Be Or Not To Be - IASA' recommendations on Deregulation (January 11, 2001)

Issue 18 - EPCOR's Latest Rates Too High (January 8, 2001)

Request for Immediate Revocation of their letter of December 11, 2000 - Letter to Alberta Chambers of Commerce (January 2, 2001) (January 8, 2001)

Request for Deferral of Electrical Deregulation - Letter to Premier Klein (January 2, 2001) (January 8, 2001)

Issue 17 - Calgary and Edmonton to receive windfall profits from deregulation (December 29, 2000)

Albertans Deserve the Facts - Letter to Premier Klein (December 28, 2000) (December 28, 2000)

Issue 16 - Some Questions for Premier Klein (December 27, 2000)

Issue 15 - Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail (January 4, 2001)

Issue 14 - High Default Rate (December 23, 2000)

Issue 13 - What Should The Price of Electricity Really Be? (December 21, 2000)

Issue 12 - Albertans' Dividend Up In Smoke (December 20, 2000)

Issue 11 - Electrical Rates Are NOT Going Up In Other Provinces (December 18, 2000)

Issue 10 - It's time to stop playing Politics and solve the problem. (December 17, 2000)

Issue 9 - Customers (Albertans) Are NOT Being Consulted (December 15, 2000)

Issue 8 - Returning Money to the Utilities and the Retailers would be a Travesty (December 10, 2000)

Deregulation Process a Failure - IASA News Release (December 7, 2000) (December 7, 2000)

Issue 7 - why is our government not accountable to Albertans? (December 6, 2000)

Issue 6 - who is responsible for the problems with electricity deregulation? (December 7, 2000)

Issue 5 - sacrificing the Alberta Advantage (December 7, 2000)

Issue 4 - the Alberta government is postponing instead of fixing the problem (December 5, 2000)

Issue 3 - electricity could be very expensive in 2002 for regulated rate option customers (December 5, 2000)

Issue 2 - who should pay the mounting deficit for electrical deregulation? (December 4, 2000)

Issue 1 - the adequacy of Alberta's supply of electricity (December 4, 2000)

IASA's proposal for electrical deregulation in Alberta (updated December 5, 2000) (December 5, 2000)

A Proposal for Deregulation - IASA News Release (November 28, 2000) (March 26, 2001)

Electrical Market Update - letter to Minister Clint Dunford (November 12, 2000) (March 26, 2001)

Working together to Achieve Stable and Competitive Electrical Rates for Albertans - letter to Minister Mike Cardinal (November 4, 2000) (March 26, 2001)

10 Point Action Plan - IASA News Release (November 3, 2000) (March 26, 2001)

Market Achievement Plan - IASA News Release (November 3, 2000) (March 26, 2001)

Government to Announce Plans for Unsold PPAs - IASA News Release (November 3, 2000) (March 26, 2001)

Premier Intends to Respond to Deregulation Concerns - IASA News Release (November 1, 2000) (March 26, 2001)

Release of the Report and Recommendations of the Market Surveillance Administrator - IASA News Release (October 17, 2000) (March 26, 2001)

Meeting with I.A.S.A. Members on September 18, 2000 - letter to Minister Mike Cardinal (September 19, 2000) (March 26, 2001)