Medicine Hat sets November natural gas and electricity rates

Medicine Hat residents will see a slight increase in the default natural gas rate this month.

The City of Medicine Hat has set its November rate at $2.008 per gigajoule, up from $1.907 in October.

The default electricity rate for residential, farm and small and medium commercial customers remains at the minimum of seven cents per kilowatt-hour.

The calculated rate was 4.19 cents per kilowatt-hour, but the city’s utility bylaw sets a minimum rate of seven cents.