Yukon Electrical Company
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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 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
Distribution and back-up generation
Diesel generation and distribution
The only Yukon communities not served by YECL are Dawson City, Faro, Mayo and Champagne.
Whitehorse, Yukon
Whitehorse is Yukon's capital and largest city . It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1476 on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's downtown and Riverdale areas occupy both shores of the Yukon River, which originates in British Columbia and meets the Bering Sea in...
serving most Yukon
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....
communities as well as Lower Post, British Columbia
Lower Post, British Columbia
Lower Post is an aboriginal community in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located on Highway 97, the Alaska Highway, approximately 15 miles southeast of Watson Lake, Yukon. Its historical mile designation is Mile 620...
The company, founded in 1901, is presently owned by ATCO
ATCO
ATCO Ltd. is an Alberta based corporation with more than 7,000 employees operating across three main business divisions: Power Generation; Utilities and Global Enterprises, with companies active in industrial manufacturing, technology, logistics and energy services.ATCO Ltd...
of Alberta. Through mergers and acquisitions, Yukon Electrical extended to serve most communities in Yukon. Though it owns one hydro-electric and a number of diesel generating
Diesel generator
A diesel generator is the combination of a diesel engine with an electrical generator to generate electrical energy....
facilities of its own, it purchases most of its power wholesale from the Yukon Energy Corporation
Yukon Energy Corporation
Yukon Energy Corporation is a Canadian Crown corporation in the Yukon.YEC is a subsidiary of Yukon Development Corporation and was established in 1987 to take over the Yukon assets of the Northern Canada Power Commission. YEC generates virtually all of the Yukon's electricity supply, and...
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, YukonMarsh Lake, YukonMarsh Lake is an unincorporated bedroom community on the Alaska Highway on the shores of Marsh Lake southeast of Whitehorse in Canada's Yukon. The area was organized in 2001, as a local area council to help the residents with some form of municipal government....
- Tagish, YukonTagish, YukonTagish is an unincorporated community in the Yukon, Canada. It is 30 km east of Carcross, Yukon on the Tagish Road at the northern end of Tagish Lake. The greater Tagish area also includes the Tagish Estates, Tagish Beach and Taku subdivisions, the latter two developed for cottages but now serving...
- Carcross, YukonCarcross, YukonCarcross, originally known as Caribou Crossing, is an unincorporated community in the Territory of Yukon, Canada on Bennett Lake and Nares Lake. It has a population of 431 and is home to the Carcross/Tagish First Nation....
- Keno City, YukonKeno City, YukonKeno City is a small community in the Yukon at the end of the Silver Trail highway. Population was about 20 in 2001. Keno City was the site of a former silver-lead mining area proximal to Keno Hill. Keno City is 13 kilometres away from the Elsa, Yukon, which is owned by Alexco Resource Corp who...
Distribution and back-up generation
- Teslin, YukonTeslin, YukonThe community of Teslin includes the Village of Teslin and an adjacent Indian Reserve in the Yukon, Canada. Teslin is situated at historical Mile 804 on the Alaska Highway along Teslin Lake. The Hudson's Bay Company established a small trading post at Teslin in 1903...
- Haines Junction, YukonHaines Junction, YukonHaines Junction is a village in the Yukon, Canada. It is located at Kilometre 1,632 of the Alaska Highway at its junction with the Haines Highway, hence the name of the community. According to the 2006 Census the population was 589. It is next to Kluane National Park and Reserve...
- Carmacks, YukonCarmacks, Yukon-History:The community consists of the Village of Carmacks and the Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation and was named after George Washington Carmack, who found coal near Tantalus Butte in 1893. Carmack built a trading post and traded with locals near the present site of Carmacks and also started a...
- Ross River, YukonRoss River, YukonRoss River is an unincorporated community in the Yukon, Canada. It lies at the juncture of the Ross River and the Pelly River, along the Canol Road, not far from the Campbell Highway. Primary access to the Campbell Highway is a nine-mile access road of superior alignment, not the six-mile Canol...
Diesel generation and distribution
- Old Crow, YukonOld Crow, Yukon-Population data:-External links:******, a National Film Board of Canada documentary...
- Pelly Crossing, YukonPelly Crossing, YukonPelly Crossing is community in the Yukon, Canada. It lies where the Klondike Highway crosses the Pelly River. Population in 2008 was 291.It is the home of the Selkirk First Nation, and home to the Northern Tutchone culture. Cultural displays and artifacts are housed in a replica of Big Jonathan House...
- Stewart Crossing, YukonStewart Crossing, YukonStewart Crossing is a settlement in the Yukon territory of Canada, located on the Klondike Highway at the junction with the Silver Trail. A Yukon government highway maintenance camp and a highway lodge are the most prominent facilities at the location, named for where the Klondike Highway or Mayo...
- Beaver Creek, YukonBeaver Creek, Yukon- External links :* *...
- Destruction Bay, YukonDestruction Bay, YukonDestruction Bay is a small community on the Alaska Highway in Canada's Yukon on Kluane Lake. Population in 2001 according to the Census was 43...
- Upper Liard, YukonUpper Liard, YukonUpper Liard is a chiefly First Nation settlement immediately west of Watson Lake in Canada's Yukon. It is situated at historical mile 642 of the Alaska Highway. Population in 2001 according to the Census was 159. Most of the residents are citizens of the Liard River First Nation, who also...
- Lower Post, British ColumbiaLower Post, British ColumbiaLower Post is an aboriginal community in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located on Highway 97, the Alaska Highway, approximately 15 miles southeast of Watson Lake, Yukon. Its historical mile designation is Mile 620...
- Burwash Landing, YukonBurwash Landing, Yukon-Tourism:Burwash Landing has a post office, community hall, laundromat and church. Visitor services include gas, food, camping and lodging. Walking trail along the Alaska Highway between Duke Trading Post and Dalan Campground. Flightseeing trips of Kluane National Park and Reserve are also...
- Watson Lake, YukonWatson Lake, YukonWatson Lake is a town at historical mile 635 on the Alaska Highway in the southeastern Yukon close to the British Columbia border. Population in December 2004 was 1,547 ....
- Swift River, YukonSwift River, YukonSwift River is a settlement in the Canadian territory of Yukon, primarily a service stop on the Alaska Highway at historical mile 733. The only permanent population owns and operates, or is employed at, the area's commercial highway establishment...
The only Yukon communities not served by YECL are Dawson City, Faro, Mayo and Champagne.