Power companies of the United States

Alabama Power is a company in the southern United States that provides electricity service to 1.3 million homes, businesses, and industries in the southern two-thirds of Alabama. It is one of five U.S. utilities operated by the Southern Company, one of the nation's largest generators of electricity. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alabama Power"

American Electric Power (AEP) is a major investor-owner electric utility in various parts of the United States. It is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. It serves parts of 11 states. ...more on Wikipedia about "American Electric Power"

Austin Energy is the public utility providing electrical power service to a 421 square mile area including Austin, Texas and parts of the surrounding area in Travis and Williamson counties. It is owned by the City of Austin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Austin Energy"

The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is a US self-financed federal agency headquartered in Portland, Oregon which transmits and sells wholesale electricity to Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and western Montana. A part of the U.S. Department of Energy, the BPA was created in 1937 to provide the hydroelectricity generated from Bonneville Dam and, later, Grand Coulee Dam; as of 2004, it still provides about half the electricity used in the region. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bonneville Power Administration"

The Chelan County Public Utility District, or Chelan County PUD, is located in north central Washington state, USA. It is owned by its customers and governed by a Board of Commissioners elected by the customer-owners. Though it is not regulated by another governmental unit, a PUD is, by state statute, a nonprofit corporation. PUDs must comply with state regulations for municipal corporations. The local customer-owner of the PUD receives dividends in the form of reduced rates for service. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chelan County Public Utility District"

Cinergy Corp. is an energy company based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Cinergy was created on October 24, 1994, from the merger of the Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company with PSI Energy and now includes Union Light, Heat & Power as well. Cinergy still operates under the names of the three local utilities (e.g., Cinergy/CG&E in Cincinnati). ...more on Wikipedia about "Cinergy Corporation"

Cleveland Public Power (also known as CPP) is a publicly-owned electricity generation and distribution company in Ohio. It was founded in 1907 by Tom L. Johnson, then Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. Before 1983 it was known as Municipal Light (or "Muny Light" for short). CPP does not have sufficient capacity to compete across the entire Greater Cleveland area. Rather, it is intended to create additional capacity and to create a benchmark price in order to prevent price gouging by local private utilities. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cleveland Public Power"

Commonwealth Edison (usually called Com Ed by Chicagoans) is an electric company in Illinois owned by Exelon Corporation. Commonwealth Edison serves the Chicago area. ...more on Wikipedia about "Commonwealth Edison"

Consolidated Edison, Inc. is one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the United States. The company provides a wide range of energy-related products and services to its customers through the following subsidiaries: Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., a regulated utility providing electric, gas, and steam service in New York City and Westchester County, New York; Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc., a regulated utility serving customers in a 1,350 square mile area in southeastern New York state and adjacent sections of northern New Jersey and northeastern Pennsylvania; Con Edison Solutions, a retail energy supply and services company; Con Edison Energy, a wholesale energy supply company; Con Edison Development, a company that owns and operates generating plants and participates in other infrastructure projects; and Con Edison Communications, a telecommunications infrastructure company and service provider. ...more on Wikipedia about "Consolidated Edison"

Constellation Energy, ( ) headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland generates, trades, supplies, and distributes energy. The company operates over 35 power plants in 11 states (mainly Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia and California) under its operating company Constellation Power Source and/or Constellation Generation Group. ...more on Wikipedia about "Constellation Energy"

Detroit Edison (DTE Energy) is a utility company serving most of Southeast Michigan. DTE provides electric power and natural gas to consumers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Detroit Edison"

Dominion (formerly Dominion Resources) is a power and energy company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, USA, that supplies electricity, natural gas, or other energy services to homes in Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and eastern North Carolina. Dominion also has generation facilities in Indiana, Illinois and Connecticut. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dominion Resources"

DTE Energy Co. ( ) is a Detroit, Michigan based utility incorporated in 1995 involved in the development and management of energy-related businesses and services nationwide. ...more on Wikipedia about "DTE Energy Co."

Duke Energy , headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, is an energy company with assets in the United States (primarily North and South Carolina), Canada and Latin America. ...more on Wikipedia about "Duke Energy"

Entergy Corporation , temporarily based in Clinton, Mississippi, is a Delaware chartered corporation engaged in electric power production, retail distribution operations, energy marketing and trading, and gas transportation. It owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of generating capacity. It has annual revenues of approximately $9 billion dollars, according to November 2004 SEC filings. ...more on Wikipedia about "Entergy Corporation"

Exelon Corporation ( ) is a giant electricity generating and distributing company headquartered in Chicago. It was created in October, 2000 by the merger of PECO Energy Company, of Philadelphia, and Unicom, of Chicago (which owned Commonwealth Edison). Exelon has 5.2 million electricity customers and, in Philadelphia, 460,000 natural gas customers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Exelon Corporation"

FirstEnergy provides power, natural gas and services to parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It is a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Akron, Ohio, it serves 4.4 million customers. ...more on Wikipedia about "FirstEnergy"

Florida Power & Light Company, the principal subsidiary of FPL Group, Inc. , commonly referred to by its initials, FPL, is a Juno Beach, Florida based power utility which serves roughly 8 million customers in Florida and holds power generation assets in more than 20 U.S. states. ...more on Wikipedia about "Florida Power & Light"

Florida Power & Light Company, the principal subsidary of FPL Group, Inc. , commonly referred to by its initials, FPL, is a Juno Beach, Florida based power utility which serves roughly 8 million customers in Florida and holds power generation assets in more than 20 U.S. states. ...more on Wikipedia about "Florida Power & Light/Sandbox"

Keyspan Corporation is the fifth largest distributor of natural gas in the United States and the largest in the Northeast region of the country. It operates regulated gas utilities in New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire serving 2.6 million customers. Additionally KeySpan oversees additional service companies that offer energy-related products, services, and solutions to homes and businesses. ...more on Wikipedia about "KeySpan Corporation"

This is a list of United States electric companies. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of United States electric companies"

The Long Island Power Authority or LIPA [ "lie-pah" ], a municipal subdivision of the State of New York, was created under the Long Island Power Act of 1985 to acquire the Long Island Lighting Company (LILCO)'s assets and securities. A second Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), a wholly owned subsidiary of the first, acquired LILCO's transmission and distribution system in June 1998. ...more on Wikipedia about "Long Island Power Authority"

Mirant Services LLC, an Atlanta based energy company, produces and sells electricity in the United States, the Caribbean, and the Philippines. The company was spun off from parent, Southern Company, in April 2001. On July 14, 2003, after months of attempting to restructure its debt, the company sought bankruptcy protection. In January 2006, Mirant emerged from bankruptcy and the company was relisted to the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol MIR. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mirant"

National Grid is a electric company in the United States, composed of Granite State Electric, Massachusetts Electric, Nantucket Electric, Narragansett Electric and Niagara Mohawk. National Grid is a wholly owned subsidiary of National Grid plc, an international, London-based company. ...more on Wikipedia about "National Grid (US)"

Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) is the largest electric utility in the state of Nebraska, serving all or parts of 91 (of 93) counties. It was formed on January 1, 1970, when Consumers Public Power District, Platte Valley Public Power and Irrigation District (PVPPID) and Nebraska Public Power System merged to become Nebraska Public Power District. NPPD is a public corporation and political subdivision of the state of Nebraska. The utility is governed by an 11-member Board of Directors, who are popularly elected from NPPD's chartered territory. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nebraska Public Power District"

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