About

TransCanada Corporation operates as an energy infrastructure company in North America. The company operates in three segments: Natural Gas Pipelines, Liquids Pipelines, and Energy. The Natural Gas Pipelines segment owns and operates natural gas pipelines and regulated natural gas storage facilities. This segment transports natural gas to local distribution companies, power generation facilities, and other businesses. The Liquids Pipelines segment owns and operates Keystone pipeline system comprising 4,247 kilometers transporting crude oil from Hardisty, Alberta to Wood River and Patoka in Illinois; Cushing, Oklahoma; and Port Arthur, Texas. This segment also operates Cushing Marketlink that transports crude oil from the market hub at Cushing, Oklahoma to the U.S. Gulf Coast refining market. The Energy segment owns and operates 19 electrical power generation plants; and 2 non-regulated natural gas storage facilities in Alberta, Ontario, Québec, New Brunswick, New York, New England, and Arizona. This segment is involved in owning, controlling, or developing generation capacity powered by natural gas, nuclear, coal, hydro, wind, and solar assets. As of February 13, 2015, it operated a network of natural gas pipelines that covers approximately 68,500 kilometers; had approximately 400 billion cubic feet of storage capacity; and owned or had interests in approximately 11,900 megawatts of power generation. TransCanada Corporation was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.