Kansai Electric Power Company (KEPCO) provides electricity to 13.3 million customers in Japan's Kansai region. The utility has a generating capacity of more than 33,850 MW, which is produced at more than 160 hydroelectric, fossil-fueled, and nuclear power plants. As deregulation takes effect, KEPCO is moving into new business arenas, including retail natural gas sales in Japan. Additionally, KEPCO is engaged in information technology, telecommunications, construction and engineering services, environmental services, home security, real estate, transportation leasing, and other energy-related operations. It has about 50 main affiliated companies, primarily in Japan.

First Wind, wind is the first and last item in its business model. The vertically integrated energy company (formerly UPC Wind) develops, owns, and operates wind energy plants in the Northeastern and Western US, and Hawaii. Its six projects in Hawaii, Maine, Vermont, New York, and Utah generate more than 500 MW of electricity. First Wind, which targets states with high energy prices, renewable energy requirements, and favorable wind conditions, plans to have more than 2,000 MW of capacity by the end 2014. The company was formed in 2002 by individuals experienced with building wind power plants in Italy. In 2010 First Wind began construction of its 102 MW Utah-based Milford Wind project.

Kelda is a Norse word meaning source of water, and Yorkshire consumers count on the UK's Kelda Group as the source for water and wastewater services. The group's primary subsidiary, Yorkshire Water Services, serves some 1.7 million residential customers, representing more than 4.8 million people, and approximately 130,000 business customers. Its Loop subsidiary provides customer relationship management services for Yorkshire Water and other utilities. In addition, Kelda is engaged in real estate development through its KeyLand unit which develops or disposies of brownfield sites. In 2008 Kelda was acquired by a consortium of investment companies made up of Citigroup, GIC, Infracapital and HSBC.

China Three Gorges Project Corporation (CTGPC) is building the world's largest hydropower project -- the Three Gorges on the Yangtze River. Located near the Xilingxia gorge, a 185-meter-high project dam controls a drainage area of 1 million square km and an average annual runoff of 451 billion cubic meters. Construction on the massive project broke ground in 1994 and is expected to formally wrap up in late 2008. Subsidiary China Yangtze Power was set up in 2002 to manage two power plants, Gezhouba and Three Gorges. In 2009, in a major cash infusion, this unit paid its parent for the remaining 18 generators at the Three Gorges project.

AES is one of the world's leading independent power producers. The company has interests in more than 120 generation facilities in about 30 countries throughout the Americas, Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East that give it a combined net generating capacity of 40,300 MW. AES sells electricity to utilities and other energy marketers through wholesale contracts or on the spot market. AES also sells power directly to customers worldwide through its interests in distribution utilities, mainly in Latin America. In 2009 the company had 1,900 MW of power plants under development in four countries.

Equisol, LLC can't part seas, but it can see to it that water is flowing correctly through the water/wastewater systems at companies. Equisol specializes in supplying water and wastewater products, equipment, and services to industrial, governmental, and commercial industries nationwide. Serving mainly medium to large-sized companies, Equisol does everything from supplying pumps and chlorinators to designing and installing water/wastewater systems. Additionally, the company offers their customers consulting, training, emergency response, and various other services. In 2009 powder coating and technology business Xiom Corp. acquired the company.

Graver Technologies makes filtration and separation products to eliminate impurities from water and air. The company's offerings include adsorbents, industrial air and gas filters, ion exchange resins, liquid filter cartridges, and stainless steel filter membranes. Its production locations are in Delaware, New Jersey, and New York. Graver Technologies' products are used primarily in manufacturing processes. The company's customers include operators of power plants and companies in the chemical, food and beverage, and pharmaceutical industries, along with makers of compressors, pumps, and turbines. Graver Technologies is a unit of the diversified Marmon Group of manufacturing companies.

National Fuel Gas Company, through its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified energy company primarily in the United States. The company operates through four segments: Utility, Pipeline and Storage, Exploration and Production, and Energy Marketing. The Utility segment sells natural gas or provides natural gas transportation services to approximately 727,000 customers in Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and Jamestown, New York; and Erie and Sharon, Pennsylvania. The Pipeline and Storage segment provides interstate natural gas transportation and storage services for affiliated and nonaffiliated companies through an integrated gas pipeline system; and 27 underground natural gas storage fields, as well as 4 other underground natural gas storage fields owned and operated jointly with other interstate gas pipeline companies. This segment also transports natural gas for industrial customers and power producers in New York State. It owns the Empire Pipeline, a 157-mile pipeline; and the Empire Connector, which is a 76-mile pipeline extension. The Exploration and Production segment engages in the exploration for, and the development and purchase of natural gas and oil reserves in California, in the Appalachian region of the United States, and in the Gulf Coast region of Texas and Louisiana. As of September 30, 2009, this segment had proved developed and undeveloped reserves of 46,587 thousand barrels of oil and 248,954 million cubic feet equivalent of natural gas. The Energy Marketing segment markets natural gas to industrial, wholesale, commercial, public authority, and residential customers primarily in western and central New York and northwestern Pennsylvania. National Fuel Gas company also develops and operates mid-range independent power production and landfill gas electric generation facilities. National Fuel Gas Company was founded in 1902 and is based in Williamsville, New York.

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.

Owensboro, Kentucky (named after Abraham Owen, a Shelby County legislator killed in the Battle of Tippecanoe) is served by Owensboro Municipal Utilities, which provides power to almost 26,000 customers and water to 24,500. The city-owned utility operates water treatment facilities and a power plant that uses coal and used tires for fuel. Its operating divisions are Elmer Smith power plant, Engineering & Operations, Water Production, and Customer Service Center. It also offers telecommunications services. Owensboro Municipal Utilities is overseen by the five-member Owensboro Utility Commission, which is appointed by the mayor of Owensboro.

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