Southern California Edison (SCE) distributes electricity to a population of more than 13 million people in central, coastal, and Southern California (excluding Los Angeles and some other cities in the regions). The utility's system consists of about 12,000 circuit miles of transmission lines and more than 113,500 circuit miles of distribution lines. SCE also has 5,500 MW of net generating capacity from interests in nuclear, hydroelectric, and fossil-fueled power plants; it sold most of its fossil-fueled facilities in response to the state's deregulation legislation. The utility sells excess power to wholesale customers. SCE is a subsidiary of Edison International.

Degremont designs, builds, and operates water treatment plants worldwide to purify water and treat wastewater. The company has operations in more than 70 countries, and its plants provide more than 1 billion people with potable water. It is a specialist in designing and constructing facilities for seawater desalination by the means of reverse osmosis. It also designs and builds sludge treatment facilities. In the US the group operates through subsidiary Infilco Degremont. United Water formed a joint venture with Infilco Degrement in 2009 to operate a Water Environmental Research Center in Richmond,Virginia.

LifeSource Water Systems uses is customer satisfaction. The water treatment product company manufactures and distributes water filtration equipment to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. LifeSource Water Systems' system uses an activated carbon filter rather than salts or chemicals. Its Beotron branded systems have earned the Gold Seal certification issued by the Water Quality Association. The company operates primarily in California; it also maintains outlets in Idaho and Nevada. LifeSource Water Systems was founded in 1984.

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.

Western Farmers Electric Cooperative did the generation and transmission cooperative produces more than 1,400 MW of capacity at its coal and natural gas fueled generating plants, with two in Anadarko, one in Mooreland and one in Hugo. The cooperative pipes the juice over 3,500 miles of transmission lines to two-thirds of rural Oklahoma. Western Farmers Electric Cooperative, which is owned by its member distribution cooperatives, supplies 19 distribution co-ops and Altus Air Force base, which serve a combined half-million members.

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.

In 1976 the cooperative changed its name from Colquitt County Rural Electric Company to Colquitt EMC. The utility is the largest EMC in south Georgia with some of the lowest electric rates in the state.There's no quit in the electric service to Colquitt and surrounding counties in Georgia, thanks to Colquitt Electric Membership Corporation (Colquitt EMC). The consumer-owned non-profit utility distributes electricity to more than 41,000 members in Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Lowndes, Tift, and Worth counties. Colquitt EMC distributes electricity via more than 8,020 miles of power line.

Empresa Energetica de Mato Grosso Sul, or Enersul, brings electricity to the farmers and ranchers of Brazil's state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Cattle ranching and other crop cultivation (sugarcane, wheat, soybeans) are the region's main industries and the company's biggest customers. Enersul distributes 1.4 million megawatts of electricity to about 640,000 residential, industrial, and commercial customers via more than 70 municipalities across the state. It generates a small percentage of its power but most comes from Eletrosul parent ELETROBRAS and other sources. Enersul is owned by Energias do Brasil, which is controlled by EDP - - Energias de Portugal.

ENVIRON is looking to clean up financially while helping to clean up the environment. An international environmental consulting firm, ENVIRON specializes in assessing risk factors related to the presence of chemicals in the environment and in products such as food, drugs, medical devices, and consumer goods. The consulting firm also helps clients comply with various environmental regulations. The company operates through two practices: environmental sciences and energy services; and health sciences. ENVIRON maintains offices in 18 countries the US, Europe, and the Asia/Pacific region, and has completed projects in more than 70 countries.

National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), thankfully generates enough electricity to run a lot of air conditioners. State-run NTPC, which generates almost 29% of India's power supply, has 22 coal and gas-fired power plants and interests in four more through its SAIL Power Supply joint venture. The company's plants (including joint ventures) have a combined capacity of more than 30,240 MW and feed distribution grids throughout India; prices are determined by India's Electricity Act. NTPC also offers global power consulting and engineering and construction services. India's government owns nearly 90% of NTPC.

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