Cornwall Electric
Cornwall Street Railway Light and Power Company Limited, operating as Cornwall Electric, is an electricity transmission and distribution utility, licensed by the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) to operate in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. Originally established in 1887 as the Stormont Electric Light and Power Company and merged with the Cornwall Electric Street Railway Company in 1905, it is one of the oldest utilities in Canada.
Trade name | Cornwall Electric |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Electricity distribution |
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| Founded | 1887 in Cornwall, Ontario |
| Founder | Wilbur Reuben Hitchcock |
| Headquarters | Cornwall, Ontario |
Areas served | |
Key people | Jacqueline Baird (Regional, Manager) |
| Services | Electric power distribution |
| Owner | Fortis Inc. |
Number of employees | 50 full-time (2022) |
| Parent | FortisOntario Inc. |
| Website | cornwallelectric |
The company supplies electricity to approximately 25,365 customers in the city of Cornwall, the townships of South Glengarry and South Stormont, and on a portion of the Mohawk people's territory of Akwesasne, all located in Eastern Ontario. It crosses provincial boundaries to obtain the bulk of the power it requires directly from Hydro-Québec, while generating a small amount of its own, using a cogeneration system, a first such use in Canada.
Thomas Edison visited Cornwall in 1883 to see his electric incandescent light system illuminate a local factory. The incorporation of the Stormont Electric Light and Power Company followed in 1887. Since then, the company has undergone several ownership changes during its history, transitioning from a private company to a municipally owned utility to one that is owned and operated by a multinational publicly traded company.