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Park Power partners up with Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)

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Park Power is proud to announce our latest addition to our Community Partner roster, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) Northern Alberta who have been positive and effective nature advocates in Alberta since 1968.

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As a collaborative organization, CPAWS works with government, forestry and oil industry representatives, and communities to find conservation solutions for Alberta’s wilderness and wildlife. They also advocate for the creation of parks and protected areas in Alberta so that both current and future generations of Albertans can enjoy the nature-based outdoor activities the we love.

As a Community Partner with Park Power, CPAWS Northern Alberta will get 10% of Park Power’s profits for each customer who chooses CPAWS as their Partner of Choice when signing up for one of our awesome electricity and natural gas plans.  These customers also have the option of adding a top-up donation onto to their monthly power bill which will be donated, along with Park Power’s profit sharing donation, to our Community Partners on an annual basis.

Our Community Partner Program is a favourite aspects of our business model. Through it, we are able to integrate our corporate giving automatically into our billing software and offer the same easy giving option to our customers which makes supporting awesome local charities a breeze.

Park Power is A Better Choice for your electricity and natural gas than all those big traditional utility companies.  By offering lower rates, superior Alberta based customer service, and sharing our profits with great Alberta charities we give our residential and commercial customers the satisfaction of saving money on their utility costs while supporting a local business that puts their growth towards good in the community.

 

 

Park Power at the Edmonton Pride in the Park Festival

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Park Power is very excited to be an exhibitor at the Edmonton Pride in the Park Festival Saturday June 4, 2016 at Strathcona Park in Old Strathcona (104 St & 86 Ave).  The festival begins right after the Pride Parade and is a free event for all ages that runs from 11am- 6pm.  The parade will start at 108 St NW and Whyte Avenue, heads east on Whyte Avenue and then turns north on 104 St towards End of Steel Park. The Edmonton Pride Festival is always a great time and definitely aligns with the positive, community building mentality that Park Power believes in.

We will be at the Pride in the Park Festival in the exhibitor area promoting why Park Power is A Better Choice for electricity & natural gas for all those who believe in PRIDE. Not only do we offer lower rates and superior Alberta based customer service but through our Community Partner Program we share 10% of our profits with awesome local charities, like The altView Foundation.

The altView Foundation is a group dedicated to building diverse pro-queer and pro-trans communities in Alberta through advocacy, education, empowerment, collaboration, and the arts.  They do a lot of work supporting Gay Straight Alliances in schools around the province, especially in the under-served  and rural communities.

If you plan to be attending #YEGPRIDE be sure to come by to say Hi and find out more about Park Power.

 

Fort McMurray Fire Red Cross Relief Efforts from Park Power

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The impact of the recent wildfire on the people from Fort McMurray is devastating. We all know of someone connected in one way or another in the Wood Buffalo area, or watch on TV the hardships that so many families facing as they try to escape the wildfires.  Park Power is providing an easy way for Albertan utility consumers to support the Fort McMurray Fire Red Cross Relief Efforts.

We are a small private company, retailing electricity, green energy and natural gas in Alberta as part of a network of boutique retailers. Within our network there are slightly over a thousand customers in Fort McMurray. Friday morning at 1 am our customer service centre received the first of probably many more emails or calls that we are sure will be similar to this one that came in; “I must cancel service with you because of a sad loss of a house in Fort McMurray fire. Please guide me through this process.”  

While the customer service team has been working hard to look after the affected customers, the development team has been updating our Application Form to set up Red Cross as a recipient for our donations.

One of the best ways to help people in Fort McMurray is by donating to the Red Cross.

That can be done by text or a phone call. People can also donate by visiting their offices, or donating money online on the Red Cross website. Canada’s Federal Government will match all private donations made to the Red Cross to help the thousands of people who have been displaced by the wildfires.Fort McMurray Red Cross Community Partner

Park Power has pledged to donate to the Red Cross Fort McMurray Fire Relief Efforts, 10% of our 2016 total income on the electricity consumed by customers of Park Power who choose the Canadian Red Cross as their Community Partner.

Additionally, through our Community Partner Program, Park Power has implemented an easy way for our customers to make a donation to the Red Cross through their monthly electricity bill.  As our customer you can just add an optional top up; $5, $10, or what ever you can afford to your monthly invoice.

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100% of all money collected will be donated to the Red Cross. There are zero admin fees associated with the donation and every penny raised will be donated on yours and Park Power’s behalf to the Red Cross. The Fort McMurray Red Cross Fire Relief customer top up program has been set up and will run to the end of 2016. If you want to opt in or out at any time you are totally free to do so but really this is a very simple and easy way to make a difference towards the recovery of Fort McMurray.

Please consider your fellow Albertans who have had their lives dramatically effected by this fire and support the Red Cross however you can.

We think we have a pretty good formula here – Provide an easy platform for Albertans to support the Fort McMurray Fire relief efforts while saving them money on their electricity and natural gas bills.

Show some #ALBERTASTRONG love with Park Power.

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Win This Rayne Misfortune Longboard

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Subscribe to Park Power’s Newsletter before May 1st, 2016 to be entered to win this awesome Rayne Misfortune Longboard.

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Park Power Alberta Energy Provider

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Keeping you in the loop about your local energy retailer

2016 is into full swing now and should prove to be another interesting year for the electricity and utility industry.

The Alberta Government is starting to enact their Climate Change Plan which includes the phase out of coal fired electricity and the uptake of 30% renewable sources by 2030.  The beginning of this change over will begin with incentives coming for farms and municipalities to install solar panels.

Park Power is helping you be a part of this positive change by offering the most affordable option to Albertans to support renewable energy with Green Alberta Energy.  Offset any percentage of your usage for the lowest rate on Green Power available in Alberta of 1.66¢/kWh.

For the average Albertan home 100% would cost $14.11/month and 25% would cost $3.53/month.

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Why not connect with us on Social Media?

Park Power is active on Facebook,Instagram, Twitter, Google Plus, and we are now trying our hands at the mobile only Snapchat. Our content on these different platforms is curated by Park Power’s owner Kris Kasawski, who tries to share content that has value to our followers.

We aim to tell our story as well as be a resource for our customers and followers for information on the utilility industry(with a slant toward renewable energy) and on Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan.  Park Power on social media is also a great source for various happenings in the local economy.  We love to support and advocate for all the awesome independent local businesses we have in the Edmonton Region.

These platforms also provide a great platform for customer feedback and we would love to hear from you.  Please give us a quick review either onFacebook, Google, or with the Better Business Bureau. These reviews provides great value to us for a couple minutes of your time and we thank you for them.

Natural Gas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Park Power’s Introductory Natural Gasoffering is going well and we are glad to be offering our customers in the ATCO Gas Territories lower admin fees and a lower transactional fees on this essential product for Albertans.

For our customers who want to take advantage of getting their natural gas as well as electricity from Park Power can simply add it onto their account in the My Account section ofparkpower.ca

Our new customers are able to choose both products from us directly from our Sign Up Page when they apply for new service with Park Power.