Manitoba Hydro-Electric (commonly called Manitoba Hydro) provides electricity to 532,000 customers in the province of Manitoba. Its power is generated from hydroelectric facilities capable of producing about 32 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity per year. Manitoba Hydro, which is owned by the government of Manitoba, also exports power to utilities and energy marketers in the US and other Canadian provinces. Through its Centra Gas subsidiary, the company distributes natural gas to 264,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers in 100 communities in Manitoba.

Seprotech Systems gets the salt out of old salts' drinking water. Designing, manufacturing, and producing water and wastewater treatment systems, Seprotech Systems serves a variety of markets, including industry, the military, municipalities, property development, and mining. Among its projects has been the repair and overhaul of shipboard reverse osmosis desalination units for the Canadian Navy. Seprotech Systems' Clementine transportable, containerized wastewater treatment plant is useful for mining camps, foreign-aid missions, and other remote work sites. It also has a water utilities unit, formed after the 2009 acquisition of Envirosearch. Seprotech Systems was founded in 1985.

One of the country's largest water utilities, AWG provides regulated water, wastewater, and environmental services to some 6 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers through its Anglian Water unit. Anglian Water operates primarily in the east of England. The AWG Property unit is engaged in commercial and residential property development AWG's Morrison Facilities Services unit provides a repair and maintenance service to homes and businesses in the UK. AWG was acquired in 2006 by Osprey Acquisitions Limited.

Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative makes sure that that voracious consumer of electricity -- the American public -- gets the power its needs. The non-profit company is an electric generation and transmission utility that provides services to five member distribution cooperatives in Michigan. Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative monitors and operates 1,600 miles of bulk transmission lines and owns five power plants that generate 200 megawatts of capacity. It also maintains about 130 distribution substations and 36 transmission stations, as well as purchases power (including windpower energy) from other utilities and marketers to distribute to its customers.

CHOICE! Energy Services and Texas Energy Services divisions the company provides consulting and price comparison services to retail customers. CHOICE! Energy Services also provides commodity brokerage and consulting services to energy producers and marketers, utilities, banks, and other corporations. Customers include BP and Morgan Stanley. President and CEO Javier Loya formed CHOICE! Energy in 1994.

Avista Utilities' vista is the Pacific Northwest and the Intermountain West. The utility, a subsidiary of integrated production, transmission, and distribution powerhouse Avista Corporation, provides regulated electricity and natural gas services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Avista Utilities provides power and gas services to about 673,000 customers (357,000 electric, and 316,000 gas). It serves power customers with a mix of hydro, natural gas, coal, and biomass generation (with a total capacity of 1,776 MW in 2009), and serves gas customers through purchased wholesale gas supply. The company sells excess electricity to wholesale customers.

Avista Corporation, an energy company, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of energy and energy-related businesses in the United States and Canada. The company operates through two segments, Avista Utilities and Advantage IQ. The Avista Utilities segment engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electric energy primarily from hydroelectric and thermal sources. This segment also distributes natural gas to retail customers in parts of eastern Washington, northern Idaho, and parts of northeast and southwest Oregon, as well as engages in wholesale purchase and sale of electricity and natural gas. As of December 31, 2009, it provided retail electric service to approximately 356,000 customers; and retail natural gas service to approximately 316,000 customers. This segment offers electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The Advantage IQ segment provides utility expense management solutions to assess and manage utility costs and usage to multi-site companies in North America. It offers invoice processing, auditing and payment services, energy procurement, reporting, and advanced analysis, as well as provides analytical support, reporting, and consulting services. In addition, Avista’s other investments and operations include sheet metal fabrication of electronic enclosures, parts, and systems for the computer, telecom, renewable energy, and medical industries; real estate investments, primarily commercial office buildings; and investments in venture capital funds and low income housing. The company was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in Spokane, Washington.

Kelda is a Norse word meaning source of water, and Yorkshire consumers count on the UK's Kelda Group as the source for water and wastewater services. The group's primary subsidiary, Yorkshire Water Services, serves some 1.7 million residential customers, representing more than 4.8 million people, and approximately 130,000 business customers. Its Loop subsidiary provides customer relationship management services for Yorkshire Water and other utilities. In addition, Kelda is engaged in real estate development through its KeyLand unit which develops or disposies of brownfield sites. In 2008 Kelda was acquired by a consortium of investment companies made up of Citigroup, GIC, Infracapital and HSBC.

Shikoku Electric Power, like the island it serves, is making bridges to new areas. One of 10 regional electric utilities licensed by the Japanese government to generate, transmit, and distribute power, Shikoku (known as Yonden in Japan) provides electricity to more than 4 million people in the four prefectures of Shikoku. The company has a generating capacity of more than 6,660 MW, primarily from nuclear and fossil-fueled plants; however, Shikoku is converting some of its oil-fueled plants to liquefied natural gas. Shikoku has expanded beyond its power utility business into activities such as Internet access, cable TV, remote monitoring and control systems, and rest homes for the elderly.

First Wind, wind is the first and last item in its business model. The vertically integrated energy company (formerly UPC Wind) develops, owns, and operates wind energy plants in the Northeastern and Western US, and Hawaii. Its six projects in Hawaii, Maine, Vermont, New York, and Utah generate more than 500 MW of electricity. First Wind, which targets states with high energy prices, renewable energy requirements, and favorable wind conditions, plans to have more than 2,000 MW of capacity by the end 2014. The company was formed in 2002 by individuals experienced with building wind power plants in Italy. In 2010 First Wind began construction of its 102 MW Utah-based Milford Wind project.

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