Snam Rete Gas (formerly Snam S.p.A.) transmits natural gas across Italy, managing a network of about 19,300 miles of transmission pipeline. The network includes eight regional centers, 55 local management centers, and 11 compressor stations, and transports more than 83 billion cubic meters of natural gas a year. The company is also the only liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification and storage services provider in Italy (operating through subsidiary GNL Italia). Energy behemoth Eni controls Snam Rete Gas, which was formed in 2001. In 2009 Eni consolidated its gas units, and sold its Italgas gas distributor and its Stogit gas storage unit to Snam Rete.

Southern Nuclear Operating company, a subsidiary of Southern Company since 1990, operates six nuclear power units at three plant locations, which combined, provide about 20% of the electricity used in Alabama and Georgia. Southern Nuclear's Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant began commercial operation in 1977. The Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant and the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant are jointly owned by Southern Company's Georgia Power (50%), Oglethorpe Power (30%), the Municipal Electrical Authority of Georgia (18%), and the city of Dalton.

Operations at Toho Gas are solid enough to make it Japan's third-largest gas company after Tokyo Gas and Osaka Gas. Toho Gas provides 3.9 billion cubic meters of natural gas to 2.3 million-plus customers in the Tokai region of Japan. Toho Gas also provides about 434,000 tons of liquefied petroleum gas to about 290,000 customers. Boasting a 26,000-km pipeline network, Toho Gas imports natural gas primarily from Indonesia, Australia, Malaysia, and Qatar. TOHO GAS CO. additionally sells gas appliances, constructs gas pipes, and off its beaten path, paves and repairs roads.

American States Water Company, through its subsidiaries, provides water, electric, and contracted services in the United States. The company engages in the purchase, production, distribution, and sale of water in California; and the distribution of electricity in San Bernardino Mountain communities. It distributes electricity in 1 electric customer service area and 3 water service regions operating within 75 communities in 10 counties in the state of California, as well as provides water service in 21 customer service areas. As of December 31, 2009, the company served 254,998 water customers and 23,234 electric customers, as well as served 13,406 customers in the town of Fountain Hills, Arizona and a portion of the City of Scottsdale, Arizona. It also offers water and/or wastewater services, including the operation, maintenance, renewal, and replacement of the water and/or wastewater systems. The company was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in San Dimas, California.

Dalkia doesn't balk when it comes to managing its clients' energy needs. The company's services include electricity, water, and natural gas procurement, energy efficiency consulting, electrical and mechanical contracting, building management control, and outsourced facilities maintenance. It installs onsite power generation, HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning), water treatment, fire protection, and lighting systems. The company serves manufacturers, offices, schools, hospitals, and other businesses. Its Sterience subsidiary sterilizes surgical instruments for hospitals.

Scottish and Southern can speak with a Scottish burr or a southern English clip. The integrated company is one of the UK's top energy firms, distributing power and gas to 9.2 million customers through subsidiaries Southern Electric, Scottish Hydro Electric, SWALEC, and Atlantic Electric and Gas. Scottish and Southern's regulated utility assets include 79,300 miles of power transmission and distribution lines that serve 3.5 million end-users. Scottish and Southern has 11,300 MW of generating capacity. It also distributes gas to 5.7 million customers. Other operations include gas exploration, energy trading, wind farms, electrical and environmental contracting, gas storage, and retail appliance sales.

Hokkaido Electric Power Co. (HEPCO) distributes electricity to almost 3.9 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers on the northernmost Japanese island, Hokkaido. The company operates more than 46,760 miles of transmission and distribution lines, and it owns thermal, hydroelectric, and nuclear power plants (including the No. 1 and No. 2 reactors at Tomari Power Station). HEPCO also purchases and markets wholesale energy; other operations include engineering and construction, energy consulting, electrical appliance sales, telecommunications, information technology, and utility-related services. New businesses include medical imaging systems and realty. The company was founded in 1951.

Companhia de Transmissao de Energia Eletrica Paulista is a true power broker. The company, known as both CTEEP and Transmissao Paulista, delivers power to the state of Sao Paulo. Its 12,140 kilometers of power lines and 100 substations transmit 30% of the electricity consumed in Brazil. Transmissao Paulista also participates in research and development projects with other utilities as well as universities and research centers. The company, which is part of Latin American power player Grupo Empresarial ISA, was formed in 1999 after the restructuring of Brazilian electric utilities that split power generation, transmission, and distribution into separate companies.

Brookfield Renewable Power (formerly Brookfield Power) produces electricity for the Americas. The power generating and marketing operations of its parent company Brookfield Asset Management operates 166 hydroelectric generating facilities in the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia (a total of 32 generating stations), as well as in the US (100), and Brazil (34). Brookfield Renewable Power is also developing wind power facilities to complement its hydroelectric power activities. It operates the 189 MW capacity Prince Wind project, the largest wind farm in Canada. The company has more than 4,200 MW of installed capacity.

Northeast Utilities (NU) uses a little Yankee ingenuity (and a number of power generation plants) to keep its customers powered up. The largest utility in New England, NU supplies power to more than 2 million customers in Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts through subsidiaries Connecticut Light and Power, Public Service Company of New Hampshire, and Western Massachusetts Electric. The company's power grid encompasses more than 3,100 circuit miles of overhead transmission lines and more than 32,800 pole miles of distribution lines. NU's Yankee Gas utility provides natural gas to 205,000 customers in Connecticut. In 2010 the company offered to buy regional rival NSTAR in for $4.2 billion.

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