List of Canadian electric utilities

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This is a list of the electric utilities in Canada.

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List of electric utilities by size

RankCompanyFoundedEstablishedTypeHead officeCustomersTransmission (km)Capacity (MW)Generation (GWh)Revenue ($M)Ref
1. Hydro-Québec 1944Public, integratedFlag of Quebec.svg  Quebec 4,316,91434,36137,310230,79514,370 [1] [note 1]
2. Hydro One 19061998Public, Private, T & DFlag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 1,333,92028,924——4,744 [2]
3. Ontario Power Generation 1999Public, generationFlag of Ontario.svg  Ontario ——21,72992,5005,640 [3]
4. BC Hydro 18971961Public, integratedFlag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia 4,000,00018,00012,09743,7553,822 [4]
5. Alectra Utilities 2017Municipal, integratedFlag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 1,076,538—--3,954 [5] [6] [7] [8]
6. ENMAX 1905Municipal, integratedFlag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 836,000299 [9] 1721 [10] —3,160.1 [11] [note 2]
7. TransAlta 1911Investor-owned, generationFlag of Alberta.svg  Alberta ——8,77545,7362,770 [12]
8. Toronto Hydro 19111998Municipal, T & DFlag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 761,000———2,461.7 [13]
9. ATCO 1947Private, integratedFlag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 233,1002,7322,443.1 [14] [note 3]
10. Bruce Power 2001Private, generationFlag of Ontario.svg  Ontario ——6,30034,6002,380 [15]
11. EPCOR 1996Municipal, T & DFlag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 334,000203——2,008 [16] [note 4]
12. Capital Power Corporation 1891Private, generationFlag of Alberta.svg  Alberta ——3,6547,0151,008 [17] [note 5]
13. Manitoba Hydro 18731961Public, integratedFlag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba 532,35911,7005,51133,9741,599 [18] [note 2]
14. NB Power 18801920Public, integratedFlag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick 335,5136,8013,29714,4181,712 [19] [note 6]
15. SaskPower 1929Public, integratedFlag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 467,32912,4043,84019,8641,459 [20]
16. Nova Scotia Power 19191972Private, integratedFlag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia 486,0005,0002,29312,0921,188.1 [21]
17. Hydro Ottawa 18802000Municipal, distributionFlag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 296,000—14150754.5 [22]
18. Enova Power 2022Municipal, T & DFlag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 157,4663,665--- [23]
19. Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro 1954Public, integratedFlag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador 36,0005,0488,03442,1941,359 [24]
20. Saskatoon Light & Power 1906Municipal, distributionFlag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 58,600———120.8 [25]
21. Cornwall Electric 18871905Private, distributionFlag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 23,800---------------

List of electric utilities by province or territory

This is a list of Canadian public and private electric utilities, by province.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Generation number includes power bought from third-party suppliers.
  2. 1 2 Electricity-related revenues only
  3. ↑ Sum of ATCO Utilities and ATCO Energy segments. Includes gas sales and other non-electricity sales.
  4. ↑ Excluding Water services.
  5. ↑ Six-month results in 2009.
  6. ↑ 2008 figures. Most recent data available.

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References

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