Alberta Odorant Services

AOS is a private business owned by the Federation of Alberta Gas Co-ops Ltd. and funded by Gas Alberta Inc.

Since the 1990's, three of our Member Utilities (Bow River Gas Co-op Ltd., East Smoky Gas Co-op Ltd., and Smoky Lake County) have been delivering odorant (Mercaptan) to the rest of our member utilities. Alberta Odorant Services (AOS) was created in 2011 as a subsidiary of the Federation of Alberta Gas Co-ops Ltd.

AOS is responsible for the delivery of odorant to over 500 locations consisting of rural gas co-ops, municipal utilities, and First Nations utilities.

For more information, visit Alberta Odorant Services

Natural Gas Supply Trailers

As natural gas utilities we recognize that natural gas outages do occur for various reasons.

In order to mitigate this the Federation, Gas Alberta Inc., and the Alberta Goverment, partnered to purchase 4 natural gas supply trailers. These are not only available to Federation Member Utilities but also to Third Party Organizations if required. 

Each natural gas supply trailer is capable of delivering up to 30 GJs of compressed natural gas (3500 PSI) for scheduled or emergency natural gas outages.

The trailer can regulate the natural gas down to the required pressure.

These trailers are located across Alberta at the following Federation Utilities: Bow River Gas Co-op Ltd. (Vulcan), Smoky Lake County (Smoky Lake), and North Peace Gas Co-op Ltd. (Fairview)

If you require a natural gas supply trailer or have any questions, please contact the Federation Utility directly.

• Bow River Gas Co-op Ltd. (Vulcan) 403-654-2233
• Smoky Lake County (Smoky Lake) 780-656-3037
• North Peace Gas Co-op Ltd. (Fairview) 780-835-5444 
  
• Phoenix Gas Co-op Ltd. (Wainwright) 780-842-4653

Rural Utilities Billing Information System

A co-operative billing system owned and managed by its users.

It was specifically designed for municipal and co-operative natural gas systems.

RUBIS uses powerful, versatile software covering all aspects of a typical billing program. It is based on Windows technology and uses an Oracle Database, allowing users to access their information in a secure, online environment from anywhere in the world.

Try the Online Demo

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RUBIS Demo

RUBIS is set-up as a user-pay service within the Federation of Alberta Gas Co-ops Ltd. It was designed for natural gas utilities, but is also capable of handling propane and water customers.

RUBIS allows for:

• Both fixed and variable rates
• Email billing
• Seasonal billing
• Equal payment billing
• Generating final bills throughout the month
  

The Federation has a RUBIS billing staff able to complete data entry and payment reconciliation for utilities, or utilities can take RUBIS home to operate for itself. Contact RUBIS at 780-416-6525.