Toronto Electric Light Company
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The Toronto Electric Light Company was an early electricity supplier in Toronto
, founded and presided over by John Joseph Wright (1847–1922) and owned by Sir Henry Pellatt
.
Founded in 1882, TELC opened a steam driven power plant at Scott Street and The Esplande. This plant was used to win a contracto to provide night time street lighting (50 lights), replacing the oil and kerosene lamps in the old city of Toronto
on King, Queen and Yonge Streets. This power plant lasted into the 1920s when it was replaced by Central Heating Plant.
TELC was eventually linked to Toronto Power Company and in 1906 TELC Toronto Power Generating Station
was opened at Niagara Falls, Ontario
to harness hydro electric power for Toronto.
The company was acquired by Ontario Hydro
in 1922, after private utilities ended in the early 1900s under the order of Sir Adam Beck.
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, founded and presided over by John Joseph Wright (1847–1922) and owned by Sir Henry Pellatt
Henry Pellatt
Major-General Sir Henry Mill Pellatt, C.V.O. was a well-known Canadian financier and soldier....
.
Founded in 1882, TELC opened a steam driven power plant at Scott Street and The Esplande. This plant was used to win a contracto to provide night time street lighting (50 lights), replacing the oil and kerosene lamps in the old city of Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
on King, Queen and Yonge Streets. This power plant lasted into the 1920s when it was replaced by Central Heating Plant.
TELC was eventually linked to Toronto Power Company and in 1906 TELC Toronto Power Generating Station
Toronto Power Generating Station
The Toronto Power Generating Station is a former generating station located along the Niagara River in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, slightly upstream from the newer Rankine power station. Completed in 1906 in the Beaux-Arts-style, the station was designed by architect E. J. Lennox and was built...
was opened at Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Falls is a Canadian city on the Niagara River in the Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario. The municipality was incorporated on June 12, 1903...
to harness hydro electric power for Toronto.
The company was acquired by Ontario Hydro
Ontario Hydro
Ontario Hydro was the official name from 1974 of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario which was established in 1906 by the provincial Power Commission Act to build transmission lines to supply municipal utilities with electricity generated by private companies already operating at Niagara...
in 1922, after private utilities ended in the early 1900s under the order of Sir Adam Beck.