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In 1990, Fortis Inc. made its first investment outside the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador with the purchase of Maritime Electric Company, Limited. Maritime Electric has delivered power to customers in Prince Edward Island since 1918. Today, Maritime Electric is the principal electric utility on Prince Edward Island. Maritime Electric met a peak demand of 358 MW in February 2023.

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219

employees

88,000

customers

90 MW

generating capacity

  • Integrated electricity generation, transmission, and distribution utility
  • Regulated by the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission
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Projects

Interconnection Upgrade Project

The Interconnection Upgrade Project is the largest infrastructure project in Maritime Electric’s history and the largest for Prince Edward Island since the construction of the Confederation Bridge. In 2017 the project was completed safely with no lost time and on budget. This project will provide the Province with safe and reliable electricity well into the future.

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Giving back at Maritime Electric

Maritime Electric takes a grassroots approach to community investment and donates to hundreds of Island events, charities and organizations each year. The Company wants to invest in PEI where they live, work and operate the electricity system. Helping local organizations who do so much for the Island and Islanders in need is important to the people at Maritime Electric. 

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