Capital Power Income L.P. was a

limited partnership A limited partnership (LP) is a type of partnership with general partners, who have a right to manage the business, and limited partners, who have no right to manage the business but have only limited liability for its debts. Limited partnership ...

that was engaged in the generation, acquisition, and sale of electricity in Canada and the United States. The

Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Central Alberta ...

-based company was founded in 2002, and acquired by

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 ...

in 2011. The company owned and operated a number of power plants and other assets in Canada and the United States, including coal-fired, natural gas-fired, and wind energy facilities. It sold electricity to a range of customers, including utilities, industrial users, and other power marketers. Capital Power Income was the parent company of

Capital Power Corporation Capital Power is a Canadian independent power generation company based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It develops, acquires, owns and operates power generation facilities using a variety of energy sources. History The company history dates back t ...

, which is still operational today as a publicly traded company in the business of electricity generation and transmission.

History

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

. On November 7, 2011,

completed it plan of arrangement to acquire the company.

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External links

Capital Power Income L.P. Website

SEDAR Profile
Defunct electric power companies of Canada Companies based in Edmonton Defunct companies of Alberta Electric power companies of Alberta 1997 establishments in Alberta 2011 mergers and acquisitions 2011 disestablishments in Alberta {{Canada-company-stub

History

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