List of Canadian electric utilities explained

This is a list of the electric utilities in Canada.

List of electric utilities by size

RankCompanyFoundedEstablishedType
1. 1944Public, integrated 4,316,914 34,361 37,310 230,795 14,370 [1]
2. 19061998Public, Private, T & D 1,333,920 28,924 4,744
3. 1999Public, generation 21,729 92,500 5,640
4. 18971961Public, integrated 4,000,000 18,000 12,097 43,755 3,822 [2]
5.Alectra Utilities2017Municipal, integrated 1,076,538 - - 3,954 [3] [4] [5] [6]
6. 1905Municipal, integrated 836,000 299[7] 1721[8] 3,160.1
7. 1911Investor-owned, generation 8,775 45,736 2,770
8. Toronto Hydro19111998Municipal, T & D 761,000 2,461.7
9. 1947Private, integrated 233,100 2,732 2,443.1 [9]
10. 2001Private, generation 6,300 34,600 2,380
11. 1996Municipal, T & D 334,000 203 2,008 [10]
12. 1891Private, generation 3,654 7,015 1,008 [11]
13. 18731961Public, integrated 532,359 11,700 5,511 33,974 1,599 [12]
14.18801920Public, integrated 335,513 6,801 3,297 14,418 1,712 [13]
15. 1929Public, integrated 467,329 12,404 3,840 19,864 1,459
16. 19191972Private, integrated 486,000 5,000 2,293 12,092 1,188.1
17. 18802000Municipal, distribution 296,000 14 150 754.5
18.2022Municipal, T & D 157,466 3,665 - - - [14]
19.1954Public, integrated 36,000 5,048 8,034 42,194 1,359 [15]
20. 1906Municipal, distribution 58,600 120.8
21.Cornwall Electric18871905Private, distribution23,800---------------

List of electric utilities by province or territory

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

Electric Transmission:

Investor Owned:

Municipals:

Rural Electrification Associations:

Sold to FortisAlberta:

Municipals:

Municipals:

Ontario’s electricity distribution consists of multiple local distribution companies (LDCs). Hydro One, a publicly-traded company owned in part by the provincial government, is the largest LDC in the province and services approximately 26 percent of all electricity customers in Ontario.[16]

The other local distribution companies in Ontario may be municipally owned corporations or privately-operated entities, and include:[17]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Generation number includes power bought from third-party suppliers.
  2. Book: BC Hydro 2009 Annual Report . BC Hydro . 2009 . Vancouver . 2009-12-22 . 114–116 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100215014743/http://www.bchydro.com/etc/medialib/internet/documents/annual_report/2009_annual_report.Par.0001.File.annual_report_2009.pdf . 2010-02-15 .
  3. Web site: A Brand New Electricity Company has Come to Brampton. inbrampton. 18 October 2017. 2 August 2017.
  4. Web site: Fagen. Eric. Alectra Inc. Acquires Hydro One Brampton. Marketwired. 18 October 2017. 28 February 2017.
  5. Web site: Application and Evidence. Enersource. 18 October 2017. 25 April 2016.
  6. Web site: Alectra Utilities Corporation . Guelph Hydro . Alectra Utilities Corporation and Guelph Hydro Electric Systems Inc. — Application for Approval of Consolidation under Section 86 of the Ontario Energy Board Act,1998 and related relief . Regulatory Affairs . Guelph Hydro . November 6, 2018 . March 7, 2018.
  7. Web site: Transmission and Distribution Lines. www.enmax.com. 2019-08-22.
  8. Web site: Generation. www.enmax.com. 2019-08-22.
  9. Sum of ATCO Utilities and ATCO Energy segments. Includes gas sales and other non-electricity sales.
  10. Excluding Water services.
  11. Six-month results in 2009.
  12. Electricity-related revenues only
  13. 2008 figures. Most recent data available.
  14. Web site: About Us . Enova Power Corp. . 2022 . 2022-10-11 .
  15. Book: [chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://nlhydro.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Hydro-Annual-Report-2022-PDF_FINAL_June29.pdf NL Hydro Annual Report ]. Nalcor . St. John's . 2022 . 2024-07-07 .
  16. Web site: About Us . Hydro One . November 26, 2020.
  17. Web site: Find Your Local Distribution Company . Independent Electricity System Operator . November 26, 2020.