EPCOR Utilities explained

EPCOR Utilities Inc.
Type:	Municipally owned corporation
Former Name:	Edmonton Power Corporation
Foundation:	1996^[1] ^[2]
Location City:	Edmonton, Alberta
Location Country:	Canada
Areas Served:	Canada United States
Key People:	John Elford (President and CEO)^[3]
Industry:	Public utility
Revenue:	1.3 bil USD
Owner:	City of Edmonton
Num Employees:	3600
Num Employees Year:	2020

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 Columbia, and Ontario, and the American states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.^[4] 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 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 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.^[1]

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. EPCOR Power LP, 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 "Canada's Top 100 Employers" by Mediacorp Canada Inc., and was featured in Maclean's newsmagazine. Later that month, EPCOR was named one of Alberta's Top Employers, which was announced by the Calgary Herald^[5] and the Edmonton Journal.^{[6] [7]} EPCOR was also named one of Canada's Top 10 Earth Friendly Employers in 2008.

In 2011, EPCOR acquired Chaparral City Water Company from American States Water and the Arizona and New Mexico operations of American Water.^{[8] [9]}

See also

• EPCOR Tower
• Capital Power Corporation
• Capital Power Income L.P.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Being a By-law to establish Edmonton Power Corporation.
2. Web site: Who We Are and What We Do . About EPCOR . EPCOR Utilities . May 14, 2020.
3. Web site: EPCOR :: Leadership Team.
4. Web site: EPCOR :: Find Your Community . 2014-08-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140913090530/http://www.epcor.com/Pages/communities.aspx . 2014-09-13 . dead .
5. Web site: Calgary Herald, "Alberta's top 40 places to work", October 18, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015185038/http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/story.html?id=02b19397-2fdf-4039-ba29-b93eaf908adb . 2015-10-15 .
6. Web site: Edmonton Journal, "Alberta's best focus on attracting, keeping staff", October 31, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090205184601/http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/story.html?id=5bc8514a-b0eb-4538-bab4-a63f11f51a16 . 2009-02-05 .
7. Web site: Reasons for Selection, 2009 Canada's Top 100 Employers Competition.
8. Web site: EPCOR :: Chaparral Water Acquisition Complete. 2015-05-23.
9. Web site: EPCOR :: EPCOR Acquiring AZ, NM Water Businesses. 2015-05-23.