EPCOR Utilities

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| name = EPCOR Utilities Inc.

| logo = EPCOR Logo.svg

| image = Epcor Tower.JPG

| former_name= Edmonton Power Corporation

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| foundation = 1996{{cite web|url=http://www.edmonton.ca/bylaws_licences/PDF/C11071.pdf|title=Being a By-law to establish Edmonton Power Corporation}}{{cite web |title=Who We Are and What We Do |url=https://www.epcor.com/about/who-we-are/Pages/default.aspx |website=About EPCOR |publisher=EPCOR Utilities |access-date=May 14, 2020}}

| location_city = Edmonton, Alberta

| location_country = Canada

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| areas_served = Canada
United States

| key_people = John Elford (President and CEO){{cite web |url=http://corp.epcor.com/about/Pages/leadership-team.aspx |title=EPCOR :: Leadership Team}}

| industry = Public utility

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| revenue = 1.3 bil USD

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| owner = City of Edmonton

| num_employees = 3600

| num_employees_year = 2020

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| homepage = {{URL|http://www.epcor.com/|epcor.com}}

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EPCOR Utilities Inc., formerly known as Edmonton Power Corporation, is a utility company based in Edmonton, Alberta. EPCOR manages water, wastewater, natural gas, and electricity distribution systems in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario, and the American states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.{{Cite web |url=http://www.epcor.com/Pages/Communities.aspx |title=EPCOR :: Find Your Community |access-date=2014-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913090530/http://www.epcor.com/Pages/communities.aspx |archive-date=2014-09-13 |url-status=dead }} In addition, the company maintains and provides engineering support for traffic signals and street lights within the City of Edmonton, as well as other cities in Alberta. EPCOR is a municipally owned corporation with the City of Edmonton as sole shareholder.

History

Created in 1996 as the Edmonton Power Corporation, the company history dates back to the Edmonton Electric Lighting and Power Company formed in 1891.{{Cite book |last=Marshall |first=Heather |title=Candles to Kilowatts: The Story of Edmonton's Power Company |last2=Culbertson |first2=Debbie |publisher=Duval House Publishing |year=2002 |isbn=978-1552202937 |location=Edmonton, Alberta |pages=3-4}} The name EPCOR was introduced in 2001. EPCOR's name is derived from Edmonton Power Corporation as authorized under City of Edmonton Bylaw 11071.

EPCOR previously owned five power generating facilities within the province of Alberta. The decision was made on April 17, 2009 to divest of power producing assets through the creation of a publicly traded company; Capital Power Corporation. EPCOR Power LP, a limited partnership with EPCOR Utilities Inc., was transferred to Capital Power Corporation and renamed Capital Power Income L.P.

In October 2008, EPCOR was named one of "Canada's Top 100 Employers" by Mediacorp Canada Inc., and was featured in Maclean's newsmagazine. Later that month, EPCOR was named one of Alberta's Top Employers, which was announced by the Calgary Herald{{cite web|url=http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/story.html?id=02b19397-2fdf-4039-ba29-b93eaf908adb |title=Calgary Herald, "Alberta's top 40 places to work", October 18, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015185038/http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/story.html?id=02b19397-2fdf-4039-ba29-b93eaf908adb |archive-date=2015-10-15 }} and the Edmonton Journal.{{cite web |url=http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/story.html?id=5bc8514a-b0eb-4538-bab4-a63f11f51a16 |title=Edmonton Journal, "Alberta's best focus on attracting, keeping staff", October 31, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205184601/http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/story.html?id=5bc8514a-b0eb-4538-bab4-a63f11f51a16 |archive-date=2009-02-05 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.eluta.ca/top-employer-epcor|title=Reasons for Selection, 2009 Canada's Top 100 Employers Competition}} EPCOR was also named one of Canada's Top 10 Earth Friendly Employers in 2008.

In 2011, EPCOR acquired Chaparral City Water Company from American States Water and the Arizona and New Mexico operations of American Water.{{Cite web| title = EPCOR :: Chaparral Water Acquisition Complete| access-date = 2015-05-23| url = http://corp.epcor.com/News/2011/Pages/jun-01-chaparral-city-water-company-acquisition-complete.aspx}}{{Cite web| title = EPCOR :: EPCOR Acquiring AZ, NM Water Businesses| access-date = 2015-05-23| url = http://corp.epcor.com/News/2011/Pages/jan-24-epcor-acquiring-arizona-new-mexico-water-businesses.aspx}}