Missouri Gas Energy delivers natural gas in the "Show-Me" state. The utility, an operating unit of national natural gas power player Southern Union, distributes natural gas to more than 500,000 customers in 155 cities and towns located in central and western Missouri. Its territory stretches from St. Joseph in the north to Joplin and neighboring areas in the south, and from the Kansas border east to Ozark (near Springfield). Missouri Gas Energy has facilities in St. Joseph, Lees Summit, Warrensburg, Joplin, Republic, Neosho, and Monett. The Missouri Public Service Commission oversees Missouri Gas Energy's operations.

The Electric Power Board of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County is a mouthful. Its operating name, Nashville Electric Service (NES), sounds much better. And talking of sound, the legendary "Nashville Sound" would be hard to hear without the resources of this power distributor, which serves more than 357,000 customers in central Tennessee. NES is one of the largest government-owned utilities in the US, and operates more than 90,500 distribution transformers and about 230 substations. The company is required to purchase all its power from another government-owned operator, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).

"Hey Culligan Man!" To be sure, the phrase made famous by an ad campaign still rings in the ears of Culligan International workers. Formerly a subsidiary of Veolia Environnement, Culligan produces filters for tap water, household water softeners, microfiltration products, desalination systems, and portable deionization services for commercial and industrial users. The franchised "Culligan Man" noted in the advertising phrase delivers bottled water and water systems to consumers and businesses through more than 800 Culligan company-owned and franchised dealers in more than 90 countries. Buyout firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice owns the company.

SCS Tracer Environmental traces its financial success to its large portfolio of environmental engineering, consulting, and monitoring services. Among the firm's specialties are ambient air monitoring, counter-terrorism support, environmental advisory services and environmental construction, permitting and compliance, and risk management and safety, and research and development. In addition to private sector clients, the company also works on contracts for the federal government. SCS Tracer's staff includes atmospheric scientists, engineers, and meteorologists. The firm was named Tracer Environmental Sciences & Technologies until being acquired by SCS Engineers in late 2009.

Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation (WCNOC) helps to sate the energy hunger of the US public. The nuclear plant operator is in charge of the Wolf Creek Generating Station in Kansas, which houses a four-loop pressurized water reactor that generates about 1,200 MW of electricity (enough to power some 800,000 homes). WCNOC is joint venture between Westar Energy, which owns a 47% stake, Great Plains Energy (which through subsidiary Kansas City Power & Light owns 47%), and Kansas Electric Power Cooperative, 6%. Its job description is to operate, maintain, repair, and eventually decommission the Wolf Creek Generating Station.

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.

ACEA S.p.A. municipal utility in Italy, it is also Italy's #1 water utility and a top electricity distributor. ACEA provides water to more than 7 million people and distributes power to more than 2.7 million homes and businesses in Rome and surrounding areas. In keeping with Europe-wide utility liberalization, the City of Rome has sold 49% of ACEA on the public market. The former monopoly has also built on Enel's Roman distribution assets, and through a joint venture with Electrabel, it has expanded into power generation, energy marketing, and natural gas distribution. ACEA also has international utility interests.

ITC Holdings Corp. (NYSE: ITC) invests in the electricity transmission grid to improve electric reliability, expand access to markets, lower the overall cost of delivered energy and allow new generating resources to interconnect to its transmission systems. The largest independent electricity transmission company in the country, ITC operates high-voltage transmission systems in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula and portions of Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas, serving a combined peak load in excess of 25,000 megawatts through its regulated operating subsidiaries, ITCTransmission, Michigan Electric Transmission Company (METC), ITC Midwest and ITC Great Plains. ITC also focuses on new areas where significant transmission system improvements are needed through ITC Grid Development and its subsidiaries.

Community Energy is working to create greener communities in the northeastern and midwestern US. Through supply agreements with alternative energy generation companies and sales agreements with electricity distribution utilities, Community Energy, a unit of industry leader IDERBROLA RENEWABLES, offers green energy solutions to major businesses and governments as well as to more than 110,000 residential and small-business customers. The company is also involved in the development of wind farms and supplies power directly to end-users. Community Energy, which operates under the NewWind Energy brand, purchases power primarily from wind-powered generation facilities; it also markets solar and hydroelectric energy.

Good night John-Boy. This Walton family serves 118,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers in northeastern Georgia. The Walton Electric Membership Corporation (Walton EMC) operates more than 6,700 miles of power lines spanning across all or portions of ten counties (Athens-Clarke, Barrow, DeKalb, Greene, Gwinnett, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Rockdale, and Walton). Subsidiary Walton EMC Natural Gas competes in the state's deregulated retail gas supply market. Other operations include security systems installation and monitoring, appliance sales and rebates, and outdoor lighting services.

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