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 Stormont Electric Light and Power Company, and merged with the railway Cornwall Electric Street Railway Company, it is one of the oldest utilities in Canada.

The company supplies electricity to approximately 24,800 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.

Cornwall Electric has played an active role in the development of Cornwall, where Thomas Edison would demonstrate his invention of electric incandescent lights, achieving an important milestone in the development of the electrical industry in Canada. Cornwall Electric has undergone several ownership changes, and has transitioned from being a private company, to a municipally-owned utility, to one that is now owned and operated by a multinational publicly traded company. Having ownership of Cornwall Electric has allowed the city of Cornwall to be debt-free, and to establish a Progress Fund that would finance various community projects and initiatives.

The company has also been granted legislative exemptions by the provincial regulator, while it holds long-term Franchise agreements with the municipalities and townships it serves, enabling it to provide electricity consumers with some of the lowest rates in Ontario.
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