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| Formerly | Canadian Niagara Power Company |
|---|---|
| Type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Electric Utilities |
| Founded | 1892 |
| Founder | William Birch Rankine |
| Headquarters | Niagara Falls, Ontario (original HQ) Fort Erie, Ontario (under FortisOntario) |
Areas served | Fort Erie and Port Colborne, Ontario |
| Products | Transmission and Distribution |
| Owner | Fortis Inc. |
| Parent | FortisOntario |
| Website | cnpower.com |
Canadian Niagara Power Inc. is an electricity transmission and distribution utility servicing Fort Erie and Port Colborne, Ontario. Founded in 1892 as the Canadian Niagara Power Company, it operated the Rankine Generating Station (Rankin GS) from 1905 to 2006.[1]
Founded in Niagara Falls, Ontario, by American William Birch Rankine,[2] the company was acquired by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation in 1950 and owned by Fortis Inc. since 2002. With the closure of the Rankine GS in 2009, the company now focuses on power distribution and transmission network.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "About Canadian Niagara Power". Retrieved November 27, 2020.
- ↑ Berketa, Rick, ed. (2011-02-14). "Canadian Niagara Power | William Birch Rankine | Hydro-Electric Generating Station". niagarafrontier.com. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
January 2nd 1905 the Canadian Niagara Power Company power station was formally opened. Two ... generators ... were put into operation. ... September 30th 1905, William Rankine died, three days after the third generator was put into operation. ... 1927, the Canadian Niagara Power Company powerhouse was renamed the "William Birch Rankine Power Station".