Maritime Electric is the supplier of electricity in

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island is an island Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. While it is the smallest province by land area and population, it is the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames: "Garden of the Gulf", ...

, Canada. Maritime Electric is a

public utility A public utility company (usually just utility) is an organization that maintains the infrastructure for a public service (often also providing a service using that infrastructure). Public utilities are subject to forms of public control and ...

, and is regulated by the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission (IRAC) under the Electric Power Act and the Renewable Energy Act. The utility operates two generating stations on the island: the

Charlottetown Thermal Generating Station Charlottetown Thermal Generating Station (CTGS) is a fossil fuel-fired generating station owned by Maritime Electric, located on Cumberland Street in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. As of December 2024, the CTGS property consists of 14 pa ...

and the

Borden Generating Station Borden Generating Station is a natural diesel oil power station owned by Maritime Electric, in Borden-Carleton, Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island is an island Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. While it is th ...

. On November 13, 2009, it was announced that the PEI government was in discussion with the province of

Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...

, with regard to providing electric power between the two provinces, which could lead to a long-term supply contract with

Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec () is a Canadian Crown corporations of Canada#Quebec, Crown corporation public utility headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. It manages the electricity generation, generation, electric power transmission, transmission and electricity ...

, the construction of a submarine transmission line linking PEI and the

Magdalen Islands The Magdalen Islands (, ) are a Canadian archipelago in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Since 2005, the 12-island archipelago is divided into two municipalities: the majority-francophone Municipality of Îles-de-la-Madeleine and the majority-angloph ...

, and, pending Fortis' involvement, the sale of Maritime Electric to Hydro-Québec. This followed the announcement of Hydro-Québec's proposed purchase of most of

NB Power New Brunswick Power Corporation (), operating as NB Power (), is the primary electric utility in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of New Brunswick. NB Power is a Vertical integration, vertically-integrated Crown corpor ...

's assets two weeks earlier (which failed in March 2010).

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* Electric power companies of Canada Fortis Inc. Companies based in Charlottetown Canadian companies established in 1918 Energy companies established in 1918 1918 establishments in Prince Edward Island {{energy-company-stub

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