ATCO Electric Yukon
| Formerly | Yukon Electrical Company Limited |
|---|---|
| Company type | Private |
| Founded | 1901 |
| Headquarters | , Canada |
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| Parent | ATCO |
ATCO Electric Yukon, formerly Yukon Electrical Company Limited (YECL), is a private electrical utility based in Whitehorse, Yukon, serving most Yukon communities and Lower Post, British Columbia. The company, founded in 1901, is owned by ATCO of Alberta. Through mergers and acquisitions, Yukon Electrical extended to serve most communities in Yukon.
Though it owns one hydro-electric and a number of diesel generating facilities of its own, it purchases most of its power wholesale from the Yukon Energy Corporation and distributes it to consumers. From 1987 to 1997, it operated the services of Yukon Energy under contract, but in 1997, the Yukon government chose not to renew the arrangement; Yukon Energy established its own offices for management and customer service, while YECL continued to operate its own facilities.
The activities of ATCO Electrical Yukon are as follows:
Distribution only
- Whitehorse (also has a small hydro-electric generating facility at Fish Lake)
- Marsh Lake, Yukon
- Tagish, Yukon
- Carcross, Yukon
- Keno City, Yukon
Distribution and back-up generation
Diesel generation and distribution
- Old Crow, Yukon
- Pelly Crossing, Yukon
- Stewart Crossing, Yukon
- Beaver Creek, Yukon
- Destruction Bay, Yukon
- Upper Liard, Yukon
- Lower Post, British Columbia
- Burwash Landing, Yukon
- Watson Lake, Yukon
- Swift River, Yukon
The only Yukon communities not served by ATCO are Dawson City, Faro, Mayo and Champagne.
See also
[edit]List of Canadian electric utilities