About Us
A member-owned, not-for-profit natural gas utility, delivering reliable natural gas to farms, acreages and businesses across the Rocky Mountain House area since 1972.
Owned by the members we serve
Rocky Gas Co-op isn't run for profit or for outside shareholders. It belongs to the rural members it serves, and exists to keep their natural gas flowing safely and reliably.
- Collective Action Rural neighbours built the co-op to bring natural gas to the countryside.
- Purchasing Power Buying gas together through the Federation gives small co-ops real leverage.
- Rural Success A not-for-profit, owned and governed by its members.
How the co-op began
The idea behind Alberta's rural gas co-ops took shape in the 1960s, when bringing natural gas to the countryside meant rural neighbours doing it for themselves. With support from the Government of Alberta, communities organized into franchise areas, each served by a co-operative — a business owned by its members and operated not for profit.
Rocky Gas Co-op was formed in 1972 and has served the area ever since. You can read more about our history.
Part of a province-wide network
Rocky Gas is one of dozens of natural gas co-ops across the province. There are 82 gas utilities in Alberta, together serving a population of more than 350,000 people through over 100,000 kilometres of pipeline, across an area roughly 1,600 kilometres long and 500 kilometres wide. Working together under with FedGas, they form the largest rural gas co-op network in the world.
Buying power for our members
One of the biggest advantages of the co-op model is buying power. Through Alberta Gas Inc. — a company owned by the Federation's member co-ops — the co-ops purchase natural gas together, supplying more than 25 million gigajoules a year. Buying as a group gives small rural utilities like Rocky Gas far more leverage than any one of them would have alone.
Oversight and support
Alberta's rural gas systems are overseen by the province's Rural Utilities Branch, which is responsible for their safe and orderly development. It also administers a grant program that helps offset the high cost of bringing gas service to rural properties — one of the reasons natural gas reaches places it otherwise might not.
Rocky Gas Co-op is based in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, and is a member of FedGas.
