Michael Janz on EPCOR — "Utility Bills and Executive Compensation" (michaeljanz.ca/epcor)

Councillor Michael Janz's own campaign/office page on EPCOR. Primary-voice source: how the "progressive" councillor frames the city-owned utility.

Direct quotes (Janz): - "We must think like owners" — on protecting Edmontonians' interests in EPCOR. - "every dollar spent on compensation is another dollar that could be returned to the City." - "EPCOR executives shouldn't be making Oilers salaries." - "I believe EPCOR compensation should not exceed the compensation for City of Edmonton senior executives." - "compensation for EPCOR senior executives and board members is far too generous." - On bills: "Your increased utility bills are the fault of Premier Kenney and the UCP energy deregulation."

Figures he cites: - UCP removed price caps in 2019 that had capped electricity at 6.8 cents. - Electricity averaged ~$47/MWh in 2020 under regulation; ~$107/MWh in 2021. - EPCOR Board Chair: $237,000 (vs. ATB Board Chair $73,500). - City Manager: $432,000 (2019), $355,000 (2020).

Reading (for the thesis): Janz's own framing is the tell. He directs anger at the province (Kenney/UCP deregulation) and at EPCOR executive pay, but his stated remedy — "every dollar spent on compensation is another dollar that could be returned to the City" — accepts and defends the extraction of dividend from residents' bills as the goal. The critique is of who gets the money inside the utility, never of the city-owned utility being run as a revenue tool against the people paying the bills.

Original source: https://www.michaeljanz.ca/epcor Retrieved: 2026-07-04