Canadian Niagara Power

Canadian Niagara Power Inc. is an electricity transmission and distribution utility servicing Fort Erie and Port Colborne, Ontario. Founded in 1892 as the Canadian Niagara Power Company, it operated the Rankine Generating Station from 1905 to 2006.^[1]

Canadian Niagara Power Inc.

Formerly	Canadian Niagara Power Company
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Electric Utilities
Founded	Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada (1892)
Founder	William Birch Rankine
Areas served	Fort Erie and Port Colborne, Ontario
Products	Transmission and Distribution
Owner	Fortis Inc.
Parent	FortisOntario
Website	cnpower.com

Founded in Niagara Falls, Ontario, by American William Birch Rankine, the company was acquired by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation in 1950 and owned by Fortis Inc. since 2002. With the closure of Rankine GS in 2009, the company now focuses on power distribution and transmission network.^[1]