EPCOR Utilities Inc., formerly known as Edmonton Power Corporation, is a utility company based in

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. EPCOR manages water, wastewater, natural gas, and electricity distribution systems in the Canadian provinces of Alberta,

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, and

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, and the American states of

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, and

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. In addition, the company maintains and provides engineering support for traffic signals and street lights within the City of Edmonton, as well as other cities in Alberta. EPCOR is a

municipally owned corporation A municipally owned corporation is a corporation owned by a municipality. They are typically "organisations with independent corporate status, managed by an executive board appointed primarily by local government officials, and with majority public ...

with the City of Edmonton as sole shareholder.

History

Created in 1996 as the Edmonton Power Corporation, the company history dates back to the

Edmonton Electric Lighting and Power Company 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 ...

formed in 1891. The name EPCOR was introduced in 2001. EPCOR's name is derived from Edmonton Power Corporation as authorized under City of Edmonton Bylaw 11071. EPCOR previously owned five power generating facilities within the province of Alberta. The decision was made on April 17, 2009 to divest of power producing assets through the creation of a publicly traded company;

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 ...

EPCOR Power LP 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 ...

, a limited partnership with EPCOR Utilities Inc., was transferred to Capital Power Corporation and renamed Capital Power Income L.P. In October 2008, EPCOR was named one of "

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" by Mediacorp Canada Inc., and was featured in ''

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'' newsmagazine. Later that month, EPCOR was named one of

Alberta's Top Employers Canada's Top 100 Employers is an annual editorial competition that recognizes the best places in Canada to work. First held in 1999, the project aims to single out the employers that lead their industries in offering exceptional working conditions ...

, which was announced by the

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and the

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. EPCOR was also named one of Canada's Top 10 Earth Friendly Employers in 2008. In 2011, EPCOR acquired Chaparral City Water Company from

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and the Arizona and New Mexico operations of American Water.

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