Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG Power) supplies wholesale electric power. The authority has a generating capacity of 2,069 MW through its interests in nuclear and fossil-fueled plants. Some 43% of the energy MEAG Power delivers comes from its nuclear plants. MEAG Power transmits electricity to 49 municipal and one county distribution systems across Georgia that in turn serve some 600,000 consumers. MEAG Power utilizes a transmission network that is co-owned by all the power suppliers in Georgia, though it plans to join a regional transmission organization (RTO).

These electric cooperatives serve more than 750,000 residents, businesses, industries and farms in a 15,000 sq. ml. service area. It operates four electric power plants and a 1,450-mile trasmission system, and maintains the Tuttle Creek Reservoir in Southwest Indiana. Hoosier Energy is part of the Touchstone Energy network of electric cooperatives.Who's yer daddy? In terms of providing electricity, for many Indianans (and some residents of Illinois) that would be Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative, which provides wholesale electric power to 18 member distribution cooperatives in 48 central and southern Indiana counties, and 11 counties in southeastern Illinois.

Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais provides water supply (for about 12 million people) and sewage treatment services in more than 600 municipalities in the country's state of Minas Gerais. Founded in 1963, COPASA serves customers such as private companies, government agencies, and individuals. The government of Minas Gerais established the company under the name Companhia Mineira de Água e Esgotos in order to enforce the sanitation policy for the state. COPASA receives payment for its services in the form a tariff, which takes into account customers' consumption ranges, as well as inflation.

Let's cut right to the point: construction materials and mining used to be the lifeblood of Knife River Corporation, but in recent years, its energy and utility operations have grown to be the largest portion of its business. Oil and natural gas production, power transmission, pipelines and power utilities now dominate Knife River's balance sheet. But don't count out its construction services division, which continues to produce record earnings. Knife River has operations in Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, California, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, Texas, and Wyoming. The company is a subsidiary of MDU Resources Group, Inc.

Thames Water Holdings plc provides regulated water to 8.5 million customers and wastewater services to about 13.6 million people in London and the Thames Valley. It operates 100 water treatment plants, about 290 pumping stations, and 235 reservoirs. On the wastewater side of the business the company operates 43,500 miles of sewer lines and 350 wastewater treatment plants. In addition to its water and wastewater operations, Thames Water offers consulting, infrastructure, project management, engineering, and maintenance services. The company is controlled by Kemble Water Limited.

Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc., an energy services company, distributes natural gas to residential, commercial, industrial, and power generation customers in portions of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. It also operates various energy-related businesses, including unregulated retail natural gas marketing, interstate natural gas storage, and intrastate natural gas transportation. As of October 31, 2009, the company served 952,469 retail customers and 61,000 customers served by municipalities. Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Alpiq (formerly Aare-Tessin Ltd. for Electricity, or Atel) is the largest supplier of electricity in Switzerland. It generates electricity by means of hydro, nuclear, and coal power, then trades and distributes it through its transmission grid across Switzerland and 28 other European countries. Its main markets include Italy, Germany, France, and countries in Central and Eastern Europe. Alpiq has 5,270 MW of generating capacity. The company also provides energy services including engineering, construction, and maintenance. Atel merged with fellow Swiss energy company EOS Holding in 2009 and became Alpiq. EOS owns 31% of the company; French energy giant EDF, 25%.

Enersis S.A., through its subsidiaries, engages in electric power generation, transmission, and distribution in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. It generates electricity using water, coal, oil or natural gas, and wind resources. The company also transports natural gas to refineries, generators, distribution companies, and industrial and mining clients; develops real estate; provides consulting and engineering services in various specialties; and engages in tunnel operation. In addition, it provides information technology (IT) services, which include outsourcing and infrastructure, data centers, contact centers and mass printing services, remote applications service provider, and assessment and implementation of technology solutions to support business processes; products integration, information systems services and technologies, and implementation and maintenance; and IT solution construction and development for high availability and complex business processes. Further, Enersis S.A. offers various products and services related to electricity comprising measuring and certification services; engineering, construction, assembly, and electric power operations; and energy consulting services to companies in various industrial sectors, such as retail, telecommunications, manufacturing, agro-industrial, and mining. As of December 31, 2008, it had an installed generation capacity of 13,893 MW, and supplied electricity to approximately 12 million customers. The company was formerly known as Compania Chilena Metropolitana de Distribucion Electrica S.A. and changed its name to Enersis S.A. in 1988. Enersis S.A. was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in Santiago, Chile. Enersis S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Endesa Latinoamerica SA.

Omaha Public Power District (OPPD), a subdivision of the Nebraska state government, OPPD generates and distributes electricity to residents and businesses in 13 counties in southeastern Nebraska. It operates and maintains its facilities without tax revenues and raises money for major construction through bonds. OPPD serves more than 340,000 customers in an area covering 5,000 sq. mi. The utility has a generating capacity of more than 3,220 MW, which is powered by nuclear, coal, oil, and natural gas sources. It sells wholesale power to other utilities and offers energy consulting and management services.

Constellation Energy Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, supplies energy products and services in North America. The company operates in three segments: Merchant Energy, Regulated Electric, and Regulated Gas. The Merchant Energy segment owns, operates, and maintains fossil, nuclear, and renewable generating facilities, and holds interests in nuclear generating facilities, qualifying facilities, and power projects. It also provides operation and maintenance services, including testing and start-up, to owners of electric generating facilities. In addition, this segment offers products and services to meet the energy requirements of wholesale and retail customers, including distribution utilities, cooperatives, aggregators, and commercial, industrial, and governmental customers. As of December 31, 2009, it had a total generation capacity of 7,118 megawatts. The Regulated Electric segment purchases, transmits, distributes, and sells electricity in central Maryland. It maintained approximately 240 substations, 1,300 circuit miles of transmission lines, and 24,500 circuit miles of distribution lines. The Regulated Gas segment purchases, transports, and sells natural gas in central Maryland. Constellation Energy Group also designs, constructs, and operates renewable energy, heating, cooling, and cogeneration facilities; offers energy performance contracting and energy efficiency engineering services; provides home improvements, service electric and gas appliances, service heating, air conditioning, plumbing, electrical, and indoor air quality systems, as well as offers natural gas marketing to residential customers in central Maryland; and develops and deploys new nuclear plants in North America through its joint venture. The company was founded in 1906 and is based in Baltimore, Maryland.

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