Edison has grown to become Italy's leading independent power producer, with 12,100 MW of hydroelectric, fossil-fueled, and wind-powered generating capacity. Much of Edison's electricity goes to Italy's largest utility, Enel; Edison also sells power to commercial and industrial businesses. The company has a focus on natural gas exploration, production, and marketing. It also distributes gas directly to 171,900 retail customers. In 2009 Edison reported proved reserves of 35.5 billion cu. meters of natural gas equivalent. The company is controlled by Transalpina di Energia Srl (61%) and Electricite de France (19%).

AMEC Geomatrix Consultants hopes to be chosen to provide engineering, environmental, and geological consulting services. Its environmental-related services include support for air quality compliance, licensing and regulatory assistance, site assessment, and remediation. The firm also provides assessments of seismic activity and earthquake-related engineering services, cartography and other geographic information systems (GIS) design, decision analysis consulting, and natural resources optimization. AMEC Geomatrix, a unit of AMEC Earth & Environmental, conducts projects worldwide and has 19 offices located throughout the US, and one in Canada.

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.

Midwesterners can feel the power, thanks to Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator (Midwest ISO), which monitors and coordinates the operation of an electric transmission system with 56,300 miles of transmission lines across 13 Midwestern states and one Canadian province. It manages energy markets with almost $23 billion in annual energy transactions. The Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) ensures fair access to the grid and facilitates communication between its members, which include investor-owned, cooperative, and municipal utilities, as well as power marketers and independent transmission companies. Midwest ISO also provides wholesale electric service across much of the region.

New Hampshire warm in winter, but New Hampshire Electric Cooperative will. The utility provides electricity to about 80,000 residential and business customers (who are also member-owners of the cooperative) in 115 New Hampshire towns and cities. The enterprise operates 5,400 miles of distribution lines, and is seeking to become a complete energy solutions organization, offering energy saving options such as equipment retrofits at local schools and selling energy-efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs. Most of New Hampshire Electric Cooperative's revenues comes from residential customers, and the balance form small businesses.

Società Azionaria per la Condotta di Acque Potabili provides non-potent potables for Italian citizens and industrial plants. Acque Potabili provides water services to more than 100 municipalities in the country, which have more than 800,000 residents combined; its water distributors include Acquedotto Monferrato and Acquedotto di Savona. Italgas, which is controlled by energy conglomerate Eni, owned a 67% stake in Acque Potabili, but has since sold it to Azienda Mediterranea Gas e Acqua (AMGA) and Società Metropolitana Acque Torino (SMAT). The company's other major shareholders include Vivendi (14%) and ACEA (14%).

REC Solar helps you say "So long!" to fossil fuel dependence. The company designs and installs solar electric systems for residential and small commercial customers in six states -- Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, New Jersey, and Oregon. REC Solar has installed more than 3,200 power systems since being founded in 1997. Its systems range from simple rooftop panel displays for residential customers to industrial solar electric systems for Costco. REC Solar uses solar panels manufactured by Kyocera, Mitsubishi, Sanyo, and Sharp, and components by Satcon, SMA Solar Technology, and Xantrex. Investment group Mainstream Energy owns both REC Solar and AEE Solar.

Sometimes the sunshine state just isn't bright enough, and that's when Florida Power (doing business as Florida Power) really shines. The utility transmits and distributes electricity to 1.6 million customers and oversees more than 10,000 MW of generating capacity from interests in 14 nuclear and coal-, oil-, and gas-fired power plants. Additionally, Florida Power purchases about 20% of the energy it provides. The company is interconnected with 22 municipal power systems and with nine rural electric cooperative systems. Florida Power, a subsidiary of holding company Progress Energy, also sells wholesale power to other utilities and marketers.

Questar Gas provides retail natural gas-distribution service to almost 900,000 customers in Utah, southwestern Wyoming and a small portion of southeastern Idaho. Questar Gas is regulated by the Public Service Commission of Utah and the Wyoming Public Service Commission. Historically, about half of the natural gas sold to Questar Gas retail customers comes from Questar-owned supplies that are typically more-stably priced than gas purchased from other suppliers. Questar Gas is also one of the most efficient natural gas utilities in the nation. As a result, rates paid by Questar Gas customers are traditionally among the lowest in the country. A Questar Gas predecessor began serving customers in 1929. In the decades since, there has never been a major natural gas service interruption.

Tennessee Gas Pipeline (Tennessee) is one of the several interstate pipelines that make up El Paso Corporation’s Pipeline Group. Tennessee is comprised of approximately 14,000 miles and 1.4mm certificated horsepower. The pipeline stretches from the Mexican border to Canada. Tapping supply regions in the Gulf of Mexico, Texas, Appalachia, and Canada, the Tennessee system serves markets across the Midwest and mid-Atlantic regions, including major metropolitan centers such as Chicago, New York, and Boston.Tennessee’s assets receive natural gas supplies from Canada, including Nova Scotia, and emerging liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects along the Gulf Coast and Eastern Seaboard, as well as emerging domestic supplies from several shale regions. Additionally, the company is poised for continued growth as new natural gas-fired power generation facilities are built to meet the increasing electricity demand along its pipeline route. Well connected, Tennessee has more than 100 interconnects with most major interstate and intrastate pipeline systems serving the Midwest, Northeast, mid-Atlantic, and southeastern United States. Tennessee is prepared to meet the demands of a growing market with the integrity and commitment to service that have made it one of the safest and most reliable pipelines in the United States.

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