Capital Power Income

Capital Power Income L.P. was a limited partnership that is engaged in the generation, acquisition, and sale of electricity in Canada and the United States. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Capital Power Income L.P. is the parent company of Capital Power Corporation, a publicly traded company that is also involved in the electricity generation and transmission business.

Capital Power Income L.P.
TypeLimited partnership
TSX: CPA.UN
IndustryElectric generation
FoundedMarch 27, 1997
DefunctNovember 7, 2011 (2011-11-07)
FateAcquired
SuccessorAtlantic Power Corporation
Headquarters
Edmonton, Alberta
,
Canada
Key people
Stuart Lee, President
Number of employees
24 (2008)[1]
Websitewww.capitalpowerincome.ca

Description

Capital Power Income L.P. owns and operates a number of power plants and other assets in Canada and the United States, including coal-fired, natural gas-fired, and wind energy facilities. The company sells electricity to a range of customers, including utilities, industrial users, and other power marketers.

Founded as TransCanada Power L.P. the company was renamed EPCOR Power L.P. after TransCanada Corporation sold its interest in the partnership to EPCOR Utilities Incorporated on September 1, 2005.[2] It was then renamed on November 5, 2009 to reflect the transfer of ownership from EPCOR Utilities to its newly created spin-off Capital Power Corporation.[3]

On November 7, 2011 Atlantic Power Corporation completed it plan of arrangement to acquire the company.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Company Profile for EPCOR (CA;EP.UN)". Retrieved 2009-04-28.
  2. http://www.transcanada.com/power/powerlp.html. Retrieved 2009-06-10. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "EPCOR Power L.P. And EPCOR Power Equity LTD. Announce name changes".
  4. "Atlantic Power Corporation". Archived from the original on 2011-11-22. Retrieved 2011-11-12.


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