Ohio Valley Electric and its subsidiary, Indiana-Kentucky Electric, generate power in the Ohio River Valley region. The company operates two coal-fired plants with collectively about 2,400 MW of generating capacity. Ohio Valley Electric's Kyger Creek Plant at Cheshire, Ohio, and Indiana-Kentucky Electric's Clifty Creek Plant at Madison, Indiana are linked by 776 miles of transmission lines. Most of Ohio Valley Electric's power goes to its shareholders, which include American Electric Power (39%), Buckeye Power Generating, LLC (18%), and Duke Energy Ohio (9%).

Public Works Commission of the City of Fayetteville, North Carolina (PWC), which is responsible for operating, maintaining, and upgrading the municipal electric, water, and wastewater utility systems. PWC distributes electricity and water to more than 78,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The electric utility has about 930 miles of underground power lines, 24,100 distribution line transformers and more than 47,160 poles. The water utility has 1,260 miles of mains; the wastewater unit, 1,180 miles of sewer line.

Thermal Energy International ledgers are in the black. The company focuses on providing air pollution control, renewable energy, and waste heat recovery and other energy conservation products, primarily under the Flu-Ace and Dry-Rex names. It also offers complementary engineering services. Thermal Energy International is also developing a product that targets ozone generation, THERMALOZOMAX. Customers include auto manufacturers; coal-fired utilities; food makers; hospitals; primary metal, pulp and paper processors; and sewage-treatment facilities.

Florida Municipal Power Agency doesn't believe in holding on to power. The non-profit public agency generates and supplies electric power to 30 county or municipally owned distribution utilities, which in turn serve 2 million Florida residents and businesses. Each of the distribution utilities appoints one representative to Florida Municipal Power Agency's board of directors, which governs the agency's activities. The Agency is authorized to undertake joint projects for its members and to issue tax-exempt bonds to finance the costs of such projects. It is also empowered to implement a pooled financing program for utility-related projects.

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.

RPG Enterprises has more than 20 companies that span energy, retail, manufacturing, technology, and entertainment. The company's primary operations include electricity generation and distribution (through CESC Limited and Noida Power) and utility and telecommunications infrastructure development, as well as carbon black production and tire manufacturing. Other operations include supermarkets (Spencer's Hypermarket), retail music and health and beauty stores, software, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, and music recording businesses. RPG Enterprises is controlled by the Goenka family; the company was formed in 1979 to hold the family's diversified business interests.

NorthWestern, once a holding company for several energy-related businesses, is now blowing in one direction only -- providing power and gas through regulated utilites. Through its NorthWestern Energy subsidiary, the company provides electricity and natural gas to about 661,000 customers in Montana, Nebraska, and South Dakota. In Montana it delivers electricity to approximately 335,000 customers in 187 communities and surrounding rural areas, 15 rural electric cooperatives, and in Wyoming to the Yellowstone National Park. NorthWestern delivers gas to 180,100 Montana customers. In Nebraska and South Dakota it sells natural gas to 85,5100 customers.

Beacon Power Corporation designs, develops, and commercializes advanced products and services to support stable and reliable electricity grid operation in North America. The company primarily focuses on commercializing its patented flywheel energy storage technology for storing and transmitting kinetic energy. It provides Smart Energy Matrix, a non-polluting, megawatt-level, and utility-grade flywheel-based energy storage system that provides sustainable frequency regulation services. The company’s energy storage and power conversion solutions provide electric power for the utility, renewable energy, and distributed generation markets. Beacon Power Corporation was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Tyngsboro, Massachusetts.

Sembcorp Industries can help your ship keep its shape or sell you electricity, among other things. Its 62%-held Sembcorp Marine subsidiary, the #2 offshore oil rig maker in the world, specializes in marine and offshore engineering services such as ship building and conversion, repair, and rig building. Sembcorp Utilities (also known as SembUtilities) is a leading retailer of electricity in Singapore; it also provides utility services and water management services (wastewater, reclaimed water, desalination, water for industrial use). Singapore's government (through investment company Temasek Holdings) controls 49% of Sembcorp Industries, which serves clients primarily in the Asia/Pacific region and in Europe.

First Electric Cooperative wasn't the first electric cooperative ever formed, but it was the first such entity created in its home state. The member-owned utility distributes power to more than 85,000 customers in 17 central and southeastern Arkansas counties. It also offers its members a range of energy products and value-added services, including energy efficient Marathon water heaters, surge and lightning protection equipment, and compact fluorescent light bulbs. Some 72% of the cooperative's revenues come from residential customers; commercial and industrial customers account for another 20%, and the rest comes from such sources as irrigation and street lighting.

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