ATCO Electric Yukon

Launch site

 

It's our job to deliver safe and reliable power to homes and businesses across much of the Yukon. We build, operate and maintain the low-voltage power system – the poles, wires, substations and streetlights – that is seen overhead and the electrical infrastructure that can't be seen underground.

We have proudly served Yukoners since 1901 with safe and reliable electricity. We currently serve more than 19,000 customers in 19 communities in the territory. In addition to distributing power to customers, we are also responsible for:

  • Meter reading and customer billing
  • Responding to power outages
  • Owning and operating the 1.3 MW Fish Lake hydro plant near Whitehorse
  • Generating power in the five Yukon communities that rely on diesel power
  • Operating six stand-by diesel power generation facilities in the Territory

 

Energy Transition

 

Electrification is an important pathway to reducing GHG emissions. We're helping achieve this by connecting renewable generation capacity to our system, modernizing our grid and by enabling new choices for customers. In short, we are working to give you cleaner energy options that offer the same affordable, safe and reliable electric service you've come to expect from us.

 

Response Energy Solutions

 

Canada's energy industry is changing. And so is the way we're doing business. That's why we're investing in initiatives and projects that help us understand and change how we approach emissions, our carbon footprint, and overall energy sustainability. We are committed to working together with Federal, Indigenous and local governments, communities and residents to find and implement reliable and affordable clean energy solutions that will lower greenhouse gas emissions, displace diesel power generation and incent economic development, all the while ensuring that safe and reliable power is available to customers when and where they need it.

ATCO Electric Yukon (ATCO) has finalized several landmark Electricity Purchase Agreements (EPA) that will help our Indigenous remote communities in Old Crow, Beaver Lake, Watson Lake and Burwash Landing to reduce their reliance on diesel power, achieve greater energy autonomy, and generate economic benefits.