TransCanada Corp.
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| Type | Public (NYSE: TRP, TSX: TRP) |
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| Founded | 1951 |
| Headquarters | Calgary, AB, Canada |
| Key people | Harold N. Kvisle, President & CEO |
| Industry | Natural gas and Power generation |
| Employees | 3,550[1] |
| Website | www.transcanada.com |
TransCanada Corporation (TSX: TRP, NYSE: TRP) is a major North American energy company based in Calgary, Alberta, primarily involved in the development and operation of North American energy infrastructure. Its pipeline network includes approximately 59,000 kilometres (36,500 miles) of pipeline and connects with virtually all major gas supply basins in North America. TransCanada is one of the continent’s largest providers of gas storage and related services with approximately 355 billion cubic feet (1.01×1010 m3) of storage capacity. TransCanada also owns, or has interests in, approximately 10,500 megawatts of power generation.[citation needed]
TransCanada is the largest shareholder in, and owns the general partner of, TC PipeLines, LP. The company was founded in 1951 in Calgary.[citation needed]
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[edit] Corporate governance
Members of the board of directors of TransCanada (as of April 25, 2008) are S. Barry Jackson (Chair), Harold N. Kvisle (President and CEO), Kevin E. Benson, Derek Burney, Wendy K. Dobson, E. Linn Draper, Paule Gauthier, Kerry L. Hawkins, Paul L. Joskow, John A. MacNaughton, David P. O'Brien, W. Thomas Stephens and D. Michael G. Stewart.
[edit] Pipelines
Wholly-owned Pipelines:
- Alberta System (23,498 km)
- Canadian Mainline (14,957 km)
- Foothills System (1,241 km)
- ANR Pipeline (17,000 km)
- Gas Transmission Northwest System (2,174 km)
- North Baja Pipeline (129 km)
- Tamazunchale Pipeline (130 km)
Affiliated Pipelines:
- Great Lakes Gas Transmission Company (3,404 km)
- Northern Border Pipeline (2,250 km)
- Portland Natural Gas Transmission System (474 km)
- TC PipeLines, LP
- Keystone Pipeline
- Trans-Quebec and Maritimes Pipeline (572 km)
- Tuscarora Gas Pipeline (491 km)
[edit] Energy
- Bear Creek Cogeneration Plant (80 MW, Alberta, Canada)
- Becancour Power Plant (550 MW, Quebec, Canada)
- Cancarb (Carbon black manufacturer, Alberta, Canada)
- Carseland Cogeneration Plant (80 MW, Alberta, Canada)
- Connecticut River Hydroelectricity Generating System (484 MW, USA)
- Deerfield River Hydro Generating System (83 MW, USA)
- Grandview Cogeneration Plant (90 MW, Nova Scotia, Canada)
- Halton Hills Combined Cycle Generating Plant (683 MW, Ontario, Canada)
- MacKay River Cogeneration Plant (165 MW, Alberta, Canada)
- Ocean State Power (560 MW, Rhode Island, USA)
- Ravenswood Generating Station (Long Island City, NY, USA)
- Redwater Cogeneration Plant (40 MW, Alberta, Canada)
- Bruce Power (Ontario, Canada)
- Cartier Wind Energy (Quebec, Canada)
- Portlands Energy Centre (550 MW, Ontario, Canada)
- Sundance A and B Power Purchase Agreements (Alberta, Canada)
- Sheerness Power Purchase Agreement (Alberta, Canada)
[edit] Other Projects
- Broadwater LNG
On April of 2009, the company announced that it won a contract to build and control a gas pipeline on the Pacific Coast of Mexico.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ About TransCanada
- ^ "Otras noticias internacionales", The Wall Street Journal, 2009-05-07, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120933848102148321.html?mod=2_1362_middlebox
