Canadian Niagara Power Company

Canadian Niagara Power Company is a hydro electric power company located in Fort Erie, Ontario founded in 1892[1] and once operated the Rankine Generating Station. Today it provides power needs for Fort Erie and Port Colborne, Ontario.

Canadian Niagara Power Company
IndustryElectric Utilities
FoundedNiagara Falls, Ontario, Canada (1892)
HeadquartersFort Erie, Ontario, Canada
Area served
Ontario
Key people
  • William Birch Rankine (Founder)
ProductsTransmission and Distribution
ParentFortisOntario
Websitewww.cnpower.com

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.[2]

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