Yukon’s energy minister has refused, for now, to send electricity billing complaints to the territory’s regulator. CBC reported on October 28, and updated the story on October 29, that Ted Laking will not ask the Yukon Utilities Board to investigate ATCO Electric Yukon and the Yukon Energy Corporation.
A petition signed by 1,101 people, tabled by NDP MLA Carmen Gustafson, sought a review of bills from July 2025 through July 2026. It cited readability, uneven billing periods, and estimated reads versus actual use. In June the utilities said a 2023 system change had caused variability in estimates, calculations, payments and timing. ATCO said in August that it would hire an independent investigator. Laking said the complaints deserve scrutiny, but not a taxpayer-funded board inquiry. The government had already told ATCO to commission its own auditor and could revisit the issue if that review falls short.
No rate change, rebate or refund was announced. The petition says approved residential rates have risen, but this report gives no new percentage.
Does refusing the billing probe lower a Yukon power bill? No bill cut or refund was announced. The new decision is that the utilities board will not, for now, investigate billing from July 2025 to July 2026.