Understanding Easymax Evolve
Add it to your Easymax electricity and natural gas plans—here’s what you need to know.
Easymax Evolve is an optional monthly contribution that you can add to your Easymax electricity and natural gas plans1. ENMAX Energy uses these funds to purchase Renewable Energy Certificates or emission offsets.
How it works
Easymax Evolve Electricity
- Your Easymax Evolve Electricity contribution goes toward Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs). A REC represents the environmental benefits of generating electricity from renewable low-impact sources such as wind, biomass, or hydro.
- One REC is issued per 1,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of renewable electricity generated.
- RECs can be passed on or sold as a separate product from the electricity itself. The funds earned from REC sales can be used to help offset the costs of renewable low-impact electricity generation.
- Once a REC is sold and claimed, it is retired—meaning it can’t be resold or counted again, preventing double-counting or duplicate claims.
- ENMAX Energy purchases RECs certified under the ECOLOGO™ program. They are routinely audited in strict adherence to the relevant standard §.
ENMAX Energy’s Renewable Energy Certification portfolio is comprised of:
| Year | Wind (Per cent) | Biomass (Per cent) | Hydro (Per cent) | Origin |
| 2023 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Facilities that first came into operations or were repowered between 1991 and 2005 |
| 2022 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Facilities that first came into operations or were repowered between 1991 and 2005 |
| 2021 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Facilities that first came into operations or were repowered between 1991 and 2005 |
| 2020 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Facilities that first came into operations or were repowered between 1991 and 2005 |
Easymax Evolve Natural Gas
Your contribution goes toward purchasing carbon offsets, which represent a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions achieved through projects that go beyond normal business operations.
- Carbon offsets are given to projects that reduce, avoid or sequester carbon emissions through activities such as reforestation, methane capture or carbon capture.
- One carbon offset equals one tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e)‡, which offsets emissions from approximately 19.78 GJs of natural gas≠.
- ENMAX Energy buys and retires the credits purchased through the Easymax Evolve add-on. Once retired, a carbon offset cannot be resold or otherwise used.
- All offsets are independently verified and registered, and ENMAX Energy voluntarily audits its offset purchases to maintain program integrity.
Choose your tier
Select your level of contribution based on your budget or to match the amount of energy your household or business consumes each month. It’s your choice and you can adjust your Easymax Evolve selection anytime£.
Options for homes:
| $5/month** | $10/month** | $15/month** | |
| Supports the equivalent of | 300kWh of electricity or 5 GJ of natural gas | 600 kWh of electricity or 10 GJ of natural gas | 900 kWh of electricity or 15 GJ of natural gas |
Options for business:
| $10/month** | $15/month** | $30/month** | $45/month** | |
| Supports the equivalent of | 700 kWh of electricity or 10 GJ of natural gas | 15 GJ of natural gas | 1500 kWh of electricity or 30 GJ of natural gas | 3500kWh of electricity |
ENMAX Energy pools all Easymax Evolve contributions and retires the corresponding amount of RECs and carbon offsets.
Add Easymax Evolve in your plan
New customers can add Easymax Evolve to their plan when they join.
If you are already an Easymax customer, add Easymax Evolve anytime by managing your plan online.
1 You may choose among the then-available Easymax Evolve add-ons for which you and your Sites are eligible (if any).
§ Under UL 2854 – Standard for Sustainability for Renewable Low-Impact Electricity Products
‡ Based on combustion at the point of consumption (not including lifecycle emissions that occur during extraction, production, or delivery).
≠ The volume of Offsets you contract for will be expressed in gigajoules (GJ) of natural gas whose GHG emissions have been offset, where the offset of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the combustion of 19.78 GJ of natural gas at the point of consumption (not including lifecycle emissions that occur during extraction, production, or delivery) is equivalent to one offset.
** Easymax Evolve pricing/quantities may change January 1 each year. See s.3 of Easymax Evolve Terms and Conditions for details. Taxes extra.
£ You may change the Easymax Evolve add-on(s) one time during each billing cycle, based on the then-available Easymax Evolve add-ons for which you and your Site(s) are eligible. You may cancel an Easymax Evolve add-on at any time without penalty by providing us with one month’s notice.
