American Light and Traction was founded in 1900 for the purpose for consolidating the utility industry's small, local power suppliers.[1] By 1901, American Light and Traction owned and controlled over 40 gas producing plants, electric light and traction (streetcar) properties.[2]
History
- 1900 - founded by Emerson McMillin as president[3][4]
- 1935 - enactment of Public Utility Holding Act forced break-up of company due to antitrust provisions regulating integrated utility companies
- 1938 - Michigan Consolidated Gas (MichCon) formed
- 1949 - Michigan Consolidated Gas, the Milwaukee Gas Company, the Michigan-Wisconsin Gas Company, the Austin Field Pipeline Company and the Milwaukee Solvay Company merge to become American Natural Gas Company[5]
- 1981 - MichCon becomes wholly owned subsidiary of Primark
- 1988 - spun off
- 2001 - merger with DTE Energy
External links
References
- "Simple Choices" - How Much Will They Cost You? retrieved 2006-09-06^
- Emerson McMillin retrieved 2006-09-06^
- MyDTE Energy - About us - MichCon - The early 1900s retrieved 2006-09-06^
- Arthur Goodrich. A Leader Of Modern Industry The World's Work, Doubleday, Page & Co., September 1901, retrieved April 29, 2012^
- MyDTE Energy - About us - MichCon - Mid 1900s to present retrieved 2006-09-06^