List of Canadian electric utilities
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This is a list of the largest electric utilities in Canada
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public and private electric utilities, by province.
Alberta
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories
Ontario
Quebec
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1. | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Generation number includes power bought from third-party suppliers. | |||||
2. | Ontario Power Generation Ontario Power Generation Ontario Power Generation is a public company wholly owned by the Government of Ontario. OPG is responsible for approximately 70% of the electricity generation in the Province of Ontario, Canada. Sources of electricity include nuclear, hydroelectric, solar, wind, and fossil fuel... |
Hydro One Hydro One Hydro One Incorporated delivers electricity across the Canadian province of Ontario. It is a Corporation established under the Business Corporations Act with a single shareholder, the Government of Ontario.... |
BC Hydro BC Hydro The BC Hydro and Power Authority is a Canadian electric utility in the province of British Columbia generally known simply as BC Hydro. It is the main electric distributor, serving 1.8 million customers in most areas, with the exception of the Kootenay region, where FortisBC, a subsidiary of Fortis... |
TransAlta TransAlta TransAlta Corporation is a power generation and wholesale marketing company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta.TransAlta maintains a low-to-moderate risk profile by operating a highly contracted portfolio of assets in Canada, the United States and Australia... |
Toronto Hydro Toronto Hydro The Toronto Hydro-Electric System is the local distributor of electric power in the City of Toronto. In 2005 the utility served a peak load of over 5,000 MW and had nearly 600,000 residential and 70,000 commercial and industrial customers, and had around 1,600 employees. In 2005 the corporation... |
ATCO ATCO ATCO Ltd. is an Alberta based corporation with more than 7,000 employees operating across three main business divisions: Power Generation; Utilities and Global Enterprises, with companies active in industrial manufacturing, technology, logistics and energy services.ATCO Ltd... |
Sum of ATCO Utilities and ATCO Energy segments. Include gas sales and other non-electricity sales. |
8. | Bruce Power Bruce Power Bruce Power Limited Partnership is a Canadian business partnership composed of several corporations. It exists as a partnership between Cameco Corporation , TransCanada Corporation , BPC Generation Infrastructure Trust , the Power Workers Union and The Society of Energy Professionals... |
EPCOR EPCOR EPCOR Utilities Inc., formerly known as Aqualta and Eltec, is a utility company based in Edmonton, Alberta, which manages numerous municipal water and wastewater treatment facilities throughout Alberta and British Columbia... |
Excluding Water services. | ||||
10. | Capital Power Corporation Capital Power Corporation Capital Power Corporation is an independent power-generation company based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Capital Power develops, acquires, and operates power generation from a variety of energy sources... |
Six-month results in 2009. | |||||
11. | Manitoba Hydro Manitoba Hydro Manitoba Hydro is the electric power and natural gas utility in the province of Manitoba, Canada. Founded in 1961, it is a provincial Crown Corporation, governed by the Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board and the Manitoba Hydro Act. Today the company operates 15 interconnected generating stations. It has... |
Electricity-related revenues only | |||||
12. | ENMAX ENMAX ENMAX Corporation is a vertically integrated utility that provides electricity, natural gas, renewable energy and value-added services to its customers.-Overview:... |
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13. | NB Power NB Power NB Power , formerly known as New Brunswick Power Corporation and New Brunswick Electric Power Commission is the primary and former monopoly electrical utility in the Canadian province of New Brunswick... |
2008 figures. Most recent data available. | |||||
14. | SaskPower SaskPower Since 1929, SaskPower has been the principal supplier of electricity in Saskatchewan, Canada. Today, it serves more than 473,000 customers and manages $5.3 billion in assets... |
Fortis Inc. Fortis Inc. Fortis Inc. is a St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador based international diversified electric utility holding company. It primarily operates in Canada and the Caribbean. In 2005, it earned a profit of $137.1 million Canadian from revenue of $1.44 billion.... |
Canadian operations only. | ||||
16. | Nova Scotia Power Nova Scotia Power Nova Scotia Power Inc. is a power generating and delivery company in Nova Scotia. It is privately owned by Emera and regulated by the provincial government via the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board .-History:... |
Hydro Ottawa Hydro Ottawa Hydro Ottawa is an electricity distribution company based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. As of 2010, Hydro Ottawa provides power to over 296,000 customers in Ottawa and Casselman.-History:... |
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is a provincial Crown corporation that generates and delivers electricity for Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, and the north-eastern areas of the United States. It also delivers voice and data services to customers in some areas... |
Saskatoon Light & Power Saskatoon Light & Power Saskatoon Light & Power is a utility that provides electrical service within the city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada . The utility is owned by the City of Saskatoon, but its service is limited to the city as it was within its boundaries as of 1958, the year the company was founded... |
Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation Limited | Nalcor Energy posted 2009 revenues of $M 57.4 for its 65.8% share of CFLCo. | |
21. | Twin Falls Power Corporation | Twin Falls Power Corporation. |
List of electric utilities by province or territory
This is a list of CanadianCanada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
public and private electric utilities, by province.
AlbertaAlbertaAlberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
- Bullfrog PowerBullfrog PowerBullfrog Power is a Canadian electricity retailer operating in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Bullfrog offers its customers power from renewable energy sources, such as wind and low-impact water power...
- TransAlta Corporation
- Alberta Power limited
- EPCOREPCOREPCOR Utilities Inc., formerly known as Aqualta and Eltec, is a utility company based in Edmonton, Alberta, which manages numerous municipal water and wastewater treatment facilities throughout Alberta and British Columbia...
- ENMAXENMAXENMAX Corporation is a vertically integrated utility that provides electricity, natural gas, renewable energy and value-added services to its customers.-Overview:...
- AltaLinkAltaLinkAltaLink, L.P. is Canada’s only fully independent transmission company. Based in Alberta, AltaLink is responsible for the maintenance and operation of approximately 12,000 kilometres of transmission lines and 280 substations in Alberta.-About AltaLink:...
- ATCO ElectricATCO ElectricATCO Electric is an electric utility company. Based in Edmonton, Alberta, ATCO Electric transmits and distributes electricity to two thirds of Alberta, namely in north and east-central Alberta, as well as communities in the Yukon and North West Territories...
- FortisAlberta
Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
- Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation Limited
- Fortis Inc.Fortis Inc.Fortis Inc. is a St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador based international diversified electric utility holding company. It primarily operates in Canada and the Caribbean. In 2005, it earned a profit of $137.1 million Canadian from revenue of $1.44 billion....
- Lower Churchill Development Corporation LimitedLower Churchill ProjectThe Lower Churchill Project is a planned hydroelectric project in Labrador, Canada, to develop the remaining 35 per cent of the Churchill River that has not already been developed by the Churchill Falls Generating Station...
- Newfoundland and Labrador HydroNewfoundland and Labrador HydroNewfoundland and Labrador Hydro is a provincial Crown corporation that generates and delivers electricity for Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, and the north-eastern areas of the United States. It also delivers voice and data services to customers in some areas...
- Newfoundland PowerNewfoundland PowerNewfoundland Power Incorporated, is a Canadian utility company, was formed by the Royal Securities Corporation of Montreal in 1924. It is regulated by the Public Utilities Commission. Newfoundland Power as it is now the primary retailer of electric power in Newfoundland and Labrador.In the year of...
- Twin Falls Power Corporation
Northwest TerritoriesNorthwest TerritoriesThe Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
- Northwest Territories Power CorporationNorthwest Territories Power CorporationThe Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....
- Northland Utilities (NWT) LimitedNorthland UtilitiesNorthland Utilities is an investor-owned company that, through two operating companies, provides electricity to customers in the Northwest Territories, Canada....
- Northland Utilities (Yellowknife) LimitedNorthland UtilitiesNorthland Utilities is an investor-owned company that, through two operating companies, provides electricity to customers in the Northwest Territories, Canada....
OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
- Bullfrog PowerBullfrog PowerBullfrog Power is a Canadian electricity retailer operating in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Bullfrog offers its customers power from renewable energy sources, such as wind and low-impact water power...
- Ontario Power GenerationOntario Power GenerationOntario Power Generation is a public company wholly owned by the Government of Ontario. OPG is responsible for approximately 70% of the electricity generation in the Province of Ontario, Canada. Sources of electricity include nuclear, hydroelectric, solar, wind, and fossil fuel...
- Hydro OneHydro OneHydro One Incorporated delivers electricity across the Canadian province of Ontario. It is a Corporation established under the Business Corporations Act with a single shareholder, the Government of Ontario....
- Enersource
- Hydro OttawaHydro OttawaHydro Ottawa is an electricity distribution company based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. As of 2010, Hydro Ottawa provides power to over 296,000 customers in Ottawa and Casselman.-History:...
- Thunder Bay HydroThunder Bay HydroThunder Bay Hydro is a private local power distribution company located in and owned by the City of Thunder Bay. The company is run by a board of directors appointed by the Thunder Bay City Council...
- Toronto HydroToronto HydroThe Toronto Hydro-Electric System is the local distributor of electric power in the City of Toronto. In 2005 the utility served a peak load of over 5,000 MW and had nearly 600,000 residential and 70,000 commercial and industrial customers, and had around 1,600 employees. In 2005 the corporation...
- Toronto Electric Light CompanyToronto Electric Light CompanyThe Toronto Electric Light Company was an early electricity supplier in Toronto, founded and presided over by John Joseph Wright and owned by Sir Henry Pellatt.Founded in 1882, TELC opened a steam driven power plant at Scott Street and The Esplande...
- Bruce PowerBruce PowerBruce Power Limited Partnership is a Canadian business partnership composed of several corporations. It exists as a partnership between Cameco Corporation , TransCanada Corporation , BPC Generation Infrastructure Trust , the Power Workers Union and The Society of Energy Professionals...
- PowerTel Utilities Contractors Limited
- Rideau St-Laurence Power Distribution
- Enersource Hydro Mississauga
- PowerStream
- Horizon Utilities
- Oakville Hydro
- Burlington Hydro
- VeridianVeridianVeridian may refer to:* Veridian Credit Union, a credit union in Iowa* Veridian Dynamics, a fictional company in the U.S. television series Better Off Ted...
- Lakefront Utilities Inc
QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
- Hydro-QuébecHydro-QuébecHydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec....
- Coopérative Régionale d'électricité de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Rouville
See also
- Electricity sector in Canada
- List of United States electric companies Electric power companies in the United States.
- List of public utilities
- List of Canadian mobile phone companies
- List of Canadian telephone companies