Alectra

This article is about the corporation. For the plant genus, see Alectra (plant).
Alectra Incorporated
Company typeMunicipally owned corporation
IndustryElectricity distribution
PredecessorsEnersource
Horizon Utilities
PowerStream
Hydro One Brampton
Guelph Hydro
FoundedJanuary 31, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-01-31) in Mississauga, Ontario
Headquarters
Mississauga, Ontario[1]
Areas served
see below
Key people
Brian Bentz (President and CEO)
OwnersCity of Mississauga (26.61%)
City of Vaughan (20.50%)
City of Hamilton (17.31%)
City of Markham (15.00%)
City of Barrie (8.37%)
City of Guelph (4.63%)
City of St. Catharines (4.63%)
OMERS Infrastructure[a] (2.96%)[2]
Number of employees
1,600 (2017, projected[3])
SubsidiariesAlectra Utilities Corporation
Alectra Energy Solutions Inc.
Websitealectrautilities.com
Alectra office in Markham

Alectra Incorporated, through its subsidiary Alectra Utilities Corporation, is an electricity utility and distributor that serves several municipalities in the Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario. It is a municipally-owned corporation with shares in varying amounts held by the municipalities which owned its predecessor companies.

When it was founded, Alectra was described as the second largest municipally-owned electricity utility in North America after the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.[3] As of January 2019 it is the largest municipally-owned electricity utility in Canada, by number of customers served.[4]

  1. ^ Simon, Chris (January 17, 2017). "Simcoe and York residents will save through hydro merger: Barrie mayor". Barrie Advance. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  2. ^ Alectra Utilities Corporation; Guelph Hydro (March 7, 2018). "Alectra Utilities Corporation and Guelph Hydro Electric Systems Inc. — Application for Approval of Consolidation under Section 86 of the Ontario Energy Board Act,1998 and related relief" (PDF). Regulatory Affairs. Guelph Hydro. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Werner, Kevin (January 16, 2017). "Horizon Utilities becomes Alectra creating second largest municipally-owned utility in North America". Hamilton Community News. Metroland Media Group. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
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