Capital Power Income L.P. was a limited partnership that is engaged in the generation, acquisition, and sale of electricity in Canada and the United States. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Capital Power Income L.P. is the parent company of Capital Power Corporation, a publicly traded company that is also involved in the electricity generation and transmission business.
Description
Capital Power Income L.P. owns and operates a number of power plants and other assets in Canada and the United States, including coal-fired, natural gas-fired, and wind energy facilities. The company sells electricity to a range of customers, including utilities, industrial users, and other power marketers.
Founded as TransCanada Power L.P. the company was renamed EPCOR Power L.P. after
TransCanada Corporation
TC Energy Corporation (formerly TransCanada Corporation) is a major North American energy company, based in the TC Energy Tower building in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, that develops and operates energy infrastructure in Canada, the United States, ...
sold its interest in the partnership to
EPCOR Utilities Incorporated
EPCOR Utilities Inc., formerly known as Edmonton Power Corporation, is a utility company based in Edmonton, Alberta. EPCOR manages water, wastewater, natural gas, and electricity distribution systems in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British ...
on September 1, 2005. It was then renamed on November 5, 2009 to reflect the transfer of ownership from EPCOR Utilities to its newly created spin-off
Capital Power Corporation
Capital Power is an independent power generation company based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Capital Power develops, acquires, owns and operates power generation facilities using a variety of energy sources. Capital Power owns approximately 6,6 ...
.
On November 7, 2011
Atlantic Power Corporation
Atlantic Power Corporation headquartered in Dedham, Massachusetts, is a power generation and infrastructure company with a portfolio of assets in the United States and Canada. The company is engaged in power generation through hydro, natural gas, ...
completed it plan of arrangement to acquire the company.
See also
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EPCOR Utilities Incorporated
EPCOR Utilities Inc., formerly known as Edmonton Power Corporation, is a utility company based in Edmonton, Alberta. EPCOR manages water, wastewater, natural gas, and electricity distribution systems in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British ...
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Capital Power Corporation
Capital Power is an independent power generation company based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Capital Power develops, acquires, owns and operates power generation facilities using a variety of energy sources. Capital Power owns approximately 6,6 ...
References
External links
Capital Power Income L.P. WebsiteSEDAR Profile
Defunct electric power companies of Canada
Companies based in Edmonton
1997 establishments in Alberta
2011 mergers and acquisitions
2011 disestablishments in Alberta
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