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'''American Light and Traction''' was founded in 1900 for the purpose for consolidating the utility industry's small, local power suppliers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nvemc.org/retailchoice.htm|title="Simple Choices" - How Much Will They Cost You?|accessdate=2006-09-06| |
'''American Light and Traction''' was founded in 1900 for the purpose for consolidating the utility industry's small, local power suppliers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nvemc.org/retailchoice.htm|title="Simple Choices" - How Much Will They Cost You?|accessdate=2006-09-06|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061007030058/http://www.nvemc.org/retailchoice.htm|archivedate=7 October 2006|deadurl=yes|df=}}</ref> By 1901, American Light and Traction owned and controlled over 40 gas producing plants, electric light and [[Tram|traction (streetcar)]] properties.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/bitstream/1811/2201/1/V23N03_135.pdf#search=%22%22american%20light%20and%20traction%22%22|title=Emerson McMillin|accessdate=2006-09-06| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20060908021911/https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/bitstream/1811/2201/1/V23N03_135.pdf| archivedate= 8 September 2006 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Revision as of 22:23, 13 September 2017
| Company type | Defunct Corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Energy |
| Founded | 1900 |
| Headquarters | Detroit, Michigan |
Key people | Emerson McMillin (founder and president) |
| Products | Electricity and natural gas |
American Light and Traction was founded in 1900 for the purpose for consolidating the utility industry's small, local power suppliers.[1] By 1901, American Light and Traction owned and controlled over 40 gas producing plants, electric light and traction (streetcar) properties.[2]
History
- 1900 - founded by Emerson McMillin as president[3][4]
- 1935 - enactment of Public Utility Holding Act forced break-up of company due to antitrust provisions regulating integrated utility companies
- 1938 - Michigan Consolidated Gas (MichCon) formed
- 1949 - Michigan Consolidated Gas, the Milwaukee Gas Company, the Michigan-Wisconsin Gas Company, the Austin Field Pipeline Company and the Milwaukee Solvay Company merge to become American Natural Gas Company[5]
- 1981 - MichCon becomes wholly owned subsidiary of Primark
- 1988 - spun off
- 2001 - merger with DTE Energy
External links
References
- ^ ""Simple Choices" - How Much Will They Cost You?". Archived from the original on 7 October 2006. Retrieved 2006-09-06.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Emerson McMillin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2006. Retrieved 2006-09-06.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "MyDTE Energy - About us - MichCon - The early 1900s". Retrieved 2006-09-06.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Goodrich, Arthur (September 1901). "A Leader Of Modern Industry". The World's Work. II (5). New York, NY: Doubleday, Page & Co.: 1201–1208. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
- ^ "MyDTE Energy - About us - MichCon - Mid 1900s to present". Retrieved 2006-09-06.[permanent dead link]