Alberta open to talks on electricity dispute, but says consumers to be protected
EDMONTON — Alberta’s deputy premier says the province is open to negotiating an out-of-court deal to resolve a potential $2-billion power dispute with private operators.
But Sarah Hoffman says the bottom line is that Alberta consumers shouldn’t be on the hook for enormous losses in power prices.
And she says any change in the government’s climate-change plan is off the table.
“We’ve been open to conversations for quite some time,” Hoffman said in an interview.