Maritime Electric is the supplier of electricity in

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has seve ...

, 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 r ...

, 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 is a natural diesel oil power station owned by Maritime Electric, in Charlottetown Charlottetown is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of ...

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 (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the small ...

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

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

, 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 public utility that manages the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in the Canadian province of Quebec, as well as the export of power to portions of the Northeast United States. It was established by the ...

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

Magdalen Islands The Magdalen Islands (french: Îles de la Madeleine ) are a small archipelago in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with a land area of . While part of the Province of Quebec, the islands are in fact closer to the Maritime provinces and Newfoundland th ...

, 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 (french: Société d’énergie du Nouveau-Brunswick), operating as NB Power (french: Énergie NB), is the primary electric utility in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. NB Power is a vertically-integrated C ...

'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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