Medicine Hat Hikes Natural Gas Rates Amid Stable Electricity Costs

The City of Medicine Hat has announced its August energy commodity rates, showing a month-to-month increase for natural gas customers while electricity rates remain unchanged.

The default natural gas rate for all customers is now $1.537 per gigajoule, up from $1.362 per gigajoule in July. The city attributes the change to the weighted average cost of its monthly gas purchases, with an additional seven cents added to recover transaction costs and provide a small rate of return as outlined in the Gas Utility Bylaw.

The electricity rate for residential, farm, small and medium commercial, unmetered services, and rental lighting customers remains at seven cents per kilowatt-hour. The city's August energy rates took effect on August 4, 2026.