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==History== The company was originally established as the '''Toronto Hospitals Steam Corporation''' in 1969 to provide heating services for the [[Toronto General Hospital]], the [[The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto|Hospital for Sick Children]], [[Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto|New Mount Sinai Hospital]] and [[Women's College Hospital]],<ref>{{Cite canlaw|short title =The Toronto Hospitals Steam Corporation Act, 1968-69|abbr =S.O.|year =1968-69|chapter = 131|link= https://archive.org/stream/statutesofprov196869onta#page/998/mode/2up}}</ref> and later provided these services to other medical institutions, the [[University of Toronto]] and the provincial government. It was renamed as the '''Toronto District Heating Corporation''' in 1980, at which time it acquired the steam utility that was also being operated by [[Toronto Hydro]].<ref>{{Cite canlaw|short title =The Toronto District Heating Corporation Act, 1980|abbr =S.O.|year =1980|chapter = 73|link= http://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2976&context=ontario_statutes}}</ref> The corporation was privatized in 1998, with shares going to the province, the [[municipal government of Toronto]], the University of Toronto and the four founding hospitals.<ref>{{Cite canlaw|short title =The Toronto District Heating Corporation Act, 1998|abbr =S.O.|year =1998|chapter = 15|schedule=C|link= https://archive.org/stream/v01statutesofont1998ontauoft#page/404/mode/2up}}</ref> The corporation was renamed as Enwave in 1999.<ref name="Star2012">{{cite news |first1=Don |last1=Stevenson |first2=Richard |last2=Gilbert |title=Robert Tamblyn inspired Toronto's innovative Enwave cooling system |url= https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/2012/10/21/robert_tamblyn_inspired_torontos_innovative_enwave_cooling_system.html |newspaper= [[The Toronto Star]] |date= October 21, 2012}}</ref> Over time, only two shareholders remained: the city with 43%, and the [[Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System]] with 57%.<ref name="Star2012"/> On October 2, 2012, Toronto City Council voted to sell its 43% stake in Enwave.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kevin Misener and John Stall |title=City council votes to sell stake in Enwave |url=http://www.680news.com/news/local/article/407658--city-council-votes-to-sell-stake-in-enwave?ref=topic&name=City-Hall&title=Toronto+City+Hall |work=680 News.com |date=5 January 2012 |access-date=3 October 2012}}</ref> This followed an announcement that [[Brookfield Asset Management]] would acquire the entire company through a partnership.<ref>{{cite web|title=PRESS RELEASE: Borealis Infrastructure Agrees to Sell Its Interest in Enwave to Brookfield|url=http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/borealis-infrastructure-agrees-to-sell-its-interest-in-enwave-to-brookfield-1708523.htm|work=Marketwire|date=2 October 2012 |publisher=[[OMERS]]|access-date=4 October 2012}}</ref> In April 2021, [[Australia]]n investment firm [[Queensland Investment Corporation|QIC]] partnered with [[Ullico]] to acquire a "100% interest in the U.S. business of Enwave Energy",<ref name=DEmag>{{cite magazine |last=Brown |first=Tricia |date=2023 |title=A road map to a greener Seattle |url=https://www.districtenergy-digital.org/districtenergy/q1_2023/MobilePagedArticle.action?articleId=1852954#articleId1852954 |magazine=District Energy magazine |issue=Q1 2023 |publisher=International District Energy Association |access-date=2025-04-21}}</ref> rebranding Enwave's former [[United States of America|U.S.]] operations to '''CenTrio'''.
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