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Canadian Niagara Power

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Canadian Niagara Power Inc.
FormerlyCanadian Niagara Power Company
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryElectric Utilities
FoundedNiagara Falls, Ontario, Canada (1892)
FounderWilliam Birch Rankine
Areas served
Fort Erie and Port Colborne, Ontario
ProductsTransmission and Distribution
OwnerFortis Inc.
ParentFortisOntario
Websitecnpower.com

Canadian Niagara Power Inc. is an electricity transmission and distribution utility servicing Fort Erie and Port Colborne, Ontario. Founded in 1892 as the Canadian Niagara Power Company, it operated the Rankine Generating Station from 1905 to 2006.[1]

Founded in Niagara Falls, Ontario, by American William Birch Rankine, the company was acquired by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation in 1950 and owned by Fortis Inc. since 2002. With the closure of Rankine GS in 2009, the company now focuses on power distribution and transmission network.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "About Canadian Niagara Power". Retrieved November 27, 2020.