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In these pages you can find everything from various explanations of your power bill to answers to some of the most frequently asked questions to links to some other useful web pages. We always look forward to hearing from you so please feel free to call or e-mail us at northlandutilitiesyk@atco.ca. Northland Utilities Enterprises has been lighting up the North for more than half a century. Its owners include northern investors, the Denendeh Development Corporation (14%). The remaining shares are owned by ATCO Electric, one of the ATCO Group of Companies. The ATCO Group is an Alberta-based worldwide organization of companies with more than $9.8 Billion in assets and 7,700 employees actively engaged in energy, utilities, structures & logistics, and technologies.  More information about ATCO can be found on its website, www.atco.com.  Other northern ATCO companies include ATCO Structures & Logistics Ltd., ATCO Midstream, and The Yukon Electrical Company Limited in the Yukon Territory.

One of NUE's two operating companies, Northland Utilities (NWT) Ltd., began operations in Hay River in 1951. Today, it provides electricity to 2,500 customers in Hay River, Trout Lake, Kakisa, Dory Point, Fort Providence, Wekweti, Enterprise and Kátl'odeeche First Nation. In 1988, Northland completed a $3.5 million transmission line from Pine Point to Hay River which allows it to buy power from the Talston hydro system. It also maintains a back-up diesel generation plant in Hay River. In the small remote communities, Northland both generates and distributes its power.

NUE's other subsidiary company, Northland Utilities (Yellowknife) Ltd., serves approximately 8,000 customers in Yellowknife and neighboring Ndilo. The company celebrated its 16th anniversary of service in 2009. In Yellowknife, Northland purchases power from the Snare Lake hydro dams for distribution to its customers.

Northland has the operational experience and corporate resources to offer northern businesses a full range of services including: electrical consulting, ownership and operation of power plants, and assisting industrial complexes with power plant operation and maintenance. Northland is committed to maintaining a safe and healthy environment for staff and the general public, operating in an environmentally responsible fashion and to strong community support...more