18 Facts About Manitoba Hydro

Stations in Northern Manitoba Hydro are connected by a HVDC system, the Nelson River Bipole, to customers in the south.

In July 1999, Manitoba Hydro purchased the natural gas distribution company Centra Gas Manitoba.

In September 2002, Manitoba Hydro purchased Winnipeg Hydro, which formerly provided electric power in the downtown area of Winnipeg.

Great distance between generating sites on the Nelson River and load centers in southern Manitoba Hydro required the use of HVDC transmission lines to bring the energy to market.

Winnipeg Hydro is a former provider of electrical power for the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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Customers of Winnipeg Manitoba Hydro enjoyed among the lowest electricity rates in North America.

The purpose of the Manitoba Hydro Act was to provide for efficient, economical supply of electric power for the needs of the province.

Manitoba Hydro has transmission lines connecting with Saskatchewan, Ontario, North Dakota and Minnesota.

In 2005 Manitoba Hydro announced increased interchange up to 500 MW with Ontario, after construction of additional transmission facilities.

Manitoba Hydro participates in "border accommodation" transfers, where it provides power to isolated extraprovincial end-use loads such as those of the Northwest Angle in Minnesota.

Manitoba Hydro continues its membership in MAPP, which retains its function as a generation reserves sharing pool.

Manitoba Hydro has a capital spending program intended to maintain and extend capacity for Manitoba customers, for environmental protection, and to allow export of energy surplus to Manitoba needs to stabilize rates.

Manitoba Hydro is unusual in North America because it is the sole commercial provider of electrical power in the province of Manitoba.

Manitoba Hydro is required by its regulating legislation to give priority to public benefit over profit.

Since this energy is typically sold on short-term contracts or even on a spot market, the returns on these sales increase Manitoba Hydro's retained earnings, allowing domestic rates to be stable and low.

Since Manitoba Hydro is a Crown Corporation paying no dividends and not obligated to provide a return on investment to shareholders, energy costs to industrial and residential consumers are lower than they would otherwise be.

Manitoba Hydro had 6410 employees at the end of the 2015 fiscal year .

Subsidiary company, Manitoba Hydro International, provides electric power consulting services.