Associated Electric Cooperative makes the connection between power and cooperatives. The utility provides transmission and generation services to its six member/owner companies, which in turn provide power supply services to 51 distribution cooperatives in three Midwest states. (The distribution cooperatives have a combined customer count of more than 875,000.) Associated Electric operates 9,520 miles of power transmission lines and has about 5,240 MW of generating capacity from interests in primarily coal- and gas-fired power plants and from wholesale energy transactions with other regional utilities.

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.

EDP-Energias de Portugal, S.A. engages in the generation, supply, and distribution of electricity. It operates hydroelectric and thermal power stations, as well as wind, coal, and natural gas combined cycle power plants. EDP-Energia also involves in the supply and distribution of natural gas. It primarily operates in Portugal, Spain, France, Brazil, and the United States. EDP-Energia was incorporated in 1976 and is based in Lisbon, Portugal

Southern Water Services provides water to about 1 million households in South East England. In addition, Southern Water provides wastewater services to about 2 million households. The company has 90 water treatment works, 150 water supply booster stations, and another 370 wastewater treatment works. It maintains a network of some 13,600 km of water mains. The utility also recycles sewerage sludge for use in agriculture. Its area of operation includes Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, and the Isle of Wight. Southern Water is owned by Greensands Investments Limited, which is owned by infrastructure investors and pension funds.

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.

China Hydroelectric Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, ownership, development, and operation of hydroelectric power projects in the People's Republic of China. The company sells electricity to the power grids. It owns 12 operating hydroelectric power projects, as well as has a controlling interest in 1 operating hydroelectric power project in the provinces of Zhejiang, Fujian, Yunnan, and Sichuan. As of December 31, 2009, the company has an installed capacity of 376.6 MW. China Hydroelectric Corporation was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

American Electric Power Company, Inc. engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electric power. It generates electricity using coal and lignite, natural gas, nuclear, and hydroelectric energy. The company distributes electric power at wholesale to other electric utility companies, rural electric co-operatives, municipalities, and other market participants, as well as to retail customers in its service areas. It also operates nonregulated wind farms and barging operations, as well as provides various energy-related services. The company operates in the states of Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. As of December 31, 2008, it owned or leased approximately 37,000 megawatts of power generation capacity. The company was founded in 1906 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.

Cleco Corp. is an energy services company based in central Louisiana. We have been in business since 1934, and throughout our years of service, we have perfected the basics of a successful electric utility business: reasonable rates, reliable service and customer focus.Our two primary businesses are Cleco Power LLC, a regulated electric utility business serving approximately 277,000 customers in Louisiana, and Cleco Midstream Resources LLC, a wholesale energy business.Today, Cleco Power operates four power plants with 3,803 megawatts of *nameplate generating capacity and owns 2,532 megawatts of this capacity.Through Cleco Midstream Resources, our wholesale energy business, we operate one wholesale power plant with 775 megawatts of nameplate generating capacity.We use a mixture of western coal, petroleum coke (petcoke), lignite, oil, and natural gas to serve our customers. This diverse fuel mix helps Cleco deliver reliable, low-cost power to its customers. We also have access to purchased power when it's needed and when it's more cost-effective than our generation.

Orival manufactures self-cleaning water filters, automatic water filters, and strainers for industrial and agricultural use as irrigation filters, cooling tower filters, industrial water filters, and HVAC filters. The company has installed units in more than 40 countries. Orival's products are flexible in design so that the company can cater to a wide range of customized orders and local requirements -- form single units, flange-to-flange systems, and complete skid mounted packages, to diverse construction standards, alternate flanges, and voltage standards.

South Staffordshire Water distributes water to more than 1.2 million people in the West Midlands and other areas of central England. The utility gets its water from two main sources, Blithfield Reservoir in the north and Chelmarsh in the south, which together supply approximately 330 megaliters per day. Its water treatment facilities are on the River Severn at Hampton Loade and at a treatment works near Lichfield. The company is the main subsidiary of South Staffordshire Plc. South Staffordshire Water was founded in 1853 by the Earl of Dudley to supply water to residents of Black County.

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