
Pepco Holdings has more power than any politician in the populace of the US capital. The holding company distributes electricity and natural gas through its Potomac Electric Power (Pepco), Delmarva Power & Light, and Atlantic City Electric utilities to about 1.9 million customers in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Washington, DC. Nonregulated operations include independent power production, wholesale and retail energy marketing, and energy management services, through the company's Pepco Energy Services units.

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.

Missouri Gas Energy delivers natural gas in the "Show-Me" state. The utility, an operating unit of national natural gas power player Southern Union, distributes natural gas to more than 500,000 customers in 155 cities and towns located in central and western Missouri. Its territory stretches from St. Joseph in the north to Joplin and neighboring areas in the south, and from the Kansas border east to Ozark (near Springfield). Missouri Gas Energy has facilities in St. Joseph, Lees Summit, Warrensburg, Joplin, Republic, Neosho, and Monett. The Missouri Public Service Commission oversees Missouri Gas Energy's operations.

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified utility company that primarily engages in regulated energy and unregulated energy businesses. The companys Regulated Energy segment provides natural gas distribution services in Delaware, Maryland, and Florida; and electric distribution services in Florida to residential, commercial, and industrial customers, as well as offers natural gas transmission services primarily to other utilities and industrial customers in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Florida. Its Unregulated Energy segment sells natural gas to commercial and industrial customers in Florida, Delaware, and Maryland; and distributes propane in Delaware, the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia, southeastern Pennsylvania, and Florida.This segment also markets propane to wholesale customers, including independent oil and petrochemical companies, resellers, and propane distribution companies in the southeastern United States. As of December 31, 2009, the company distributed natural gas to approximately 118,000 customers; electricity to approximately 31,000 customers; and propane to approximately to 49,000 customers. It also operated a 384-mile interstate natural gas transmission pipeline. In addition, the company engages in non-energy operations, which include the provision of information-technology-related business services and solutions for enterprise and e-business applications in the United States and internationally. Chesapeake Utilities Corporation was founded in 1859 and is based in Dover, Delaware.

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.

Portsmouth Water Limited serves an area of the UK extending from South East Hampshire to West Sussex, and from the River Meon to the River Arun. Portsmouth Water supplies about 160 million liters of water per day. Its 301,200 customers include industries, government establishments, and commercial businesses, as well as a residential population of 657,000. The company operates a 3,270-km network of water mains and about 20 treatment works. About 85% of the company's supply comes from groundwater sources.

China Yangtze Power co. (CYPC) generates hydropower on the Yangtze River from its two hydropower plants -- The Three Gorges Power Plant and Gezhouba Power Plant. CYPC oversees China's Three Gorges Dam project (the world's largest hydroelectric dam) on behalf of China Yangtze Three Gorges Development, which holds more than 60% of CYPC. In addition the company also provides production technology consultancy, water electric construction support, and repair and maintenance services. It also manages and invests in other power projects. CYPC manages a generating capacity of about 12,600 MW. The company was founded in 2002.

CLP Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, supply, transmission, and distribution of electricity in Hong Kong, Australia, and India. The company also invests in various power projects located in the Chinese mainland, southeast Asia, and Taiwan. It invests in various power generating assets, including nuclear, pumped storage, coal-red, hydro, wind, and biomass. In addition, the company engages in the provision of engineering services; retail of electricity and gas; and storage of gas. As of December 31, 2009, it generated 6,908 megawatts of electricity; had interests in approximately 13,000 kilometers of transmission and high voltage distribution lines; and served 2.3 million customers. The company was founded in 1901 and is based in Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Southwest Louisiana Electric Membership Corporation (SLEMCO) is no slowpoke when it comes to serving more than 93,400 power customers in eight Louisiana parishes. SLEMCO provides regulated power transmission and distribution services via 9,000 miles of power lines to its residential, commercial, and industrial members. It also provides energy conservation and street and security lighting services. SLEMCO extended assistance to help repair the badly damaged infrastructure in parishes from New Orleans to the Mississippi border following the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina.

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc., through its subsidiaries, primarily engages in electric utility and banking businesses primarily in the state of Hawaii. The electric utility business involves in the production, purchase, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity from renewable energy sources, such as wind, solar, photovoltaic, geothermal, wave, hydroelectric, sugarcane waste, municipal waste, and other biofuels, as well as from fuel oil. It distributes and sells electricity on the islands of Oahu, Hawaii, Maui, Lanai, and Molokai, as well as serves suburban communities, resorts, the U.S. armed forces installations, and agricultural operations. The Banking business includes American Savings Bank, F.S.B., which involves in accepting savings accounts, checking accounts, money market accounts, and certificate of deposits; and providing real estate, residential mortgage, construction and development, multifamily residential and commercial real estate, consumer, and commercial loans. As of December 31, 2009, it owned 166 automated teller machines. The company was founded in 1891 and is based in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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