Manitoba Hydro

Founded in 1961, Manitoba Hydro is the electric power and natural gas utility in the province of Manitoba, and is the 4th largest electrical utility in Canada. It is a provincial Crown Corporation, governed by the Manitoba Hydro Electric Board and the Manitoba Hydro Act H190 CCSM. Today the company operates 15 interconnected generating stations. It has more than 500,000 electric power customers and more than 250,000 natural gas customers. Since most of the electrical energy is provided by hydroelectric power, the utility has low and stable electricity rates. Stations in Northern Manitoba are connected by a HVDC system, the Nelson River Bipole, to customers in the south.

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Utility - Manitoba - Canada - Crown Corporation - Natural gas - Hydroelectric power - HVDC - Nelson River Bipole

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