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Association History
The Association has a long and distinguished history, dating back to the foundation of the electricity system in Ontario, early in the twentieth century. The Niagara Power Union, established in 1909, merged with several other power unions in 1912 to form the Ontario Municipal Electric Association (OMEA).
In 1918, the engineering section established itself as a separate association, the Association of Municipal Electrical Utilities (AMEU). On March 4, 1986, the OMEA amalgamated with the AMEU to form the Municipal Electric Association (MEA).
On October 18, 2001, in response to the changes to the electricity industry created by the Energy Competition Act, 1998, the MEA restructured and was renamed the Electricity Distributors Association (EDA).
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