Yukon Electrical Company

Yukon Electrical Company

The Yukon Electrical Company Limited (YECL) is an investor-owned private electrical utility based in Whitehorse serving most Yukon communities as well as Lower Post, British Columbia

The company, founded in 1901, is presently owned by ATCO of Alberta. Through mergers and acquisitions, Yukon Electrical extended to serve most communities in the 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. The activities of YECL in Yukon communities 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
* Teslin, Yukon
* Haines Junction, Yukon
* Carmacks, Yukon
* Ross River, Yukon

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 YECL are Dawson City, Faro, Mayo and Champagne.

See also:

List of Canadian electric utilities

External links

* [http://www.yukonelectrical.com/ Yukon Electrical Company website]


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