Ferrostaal Incorporated is betting on the sun. The company is a subsidiary of the German industrial and heavy construction conglomerate Ferrostaal AG and provides its parent's alternative energy business in North America. It operates, with Solar Millennium, a joint venture called Solar Trust of America (STA) that concentrates on solar power generation. The International Petroleum Investment Company of Abu Dhabi bought a majority stake in Ferrostaal from MAN SE in 2009 and dropped the former parent company's brand from what had been called MAN Ferrostaal.

AGL Energy emerged from the Australian Gas Light Company (Australia's oldest energy company, founded in 1837). AGL Energy is the country's major electricity retailer. It is also a top gas retailer and distributor in Australia. AGL Energy retails gas to 1.4 million customers and electricity to 1.8 million customers. Its residential and small business customers are located in New South Wales, South Australia, and Victoria, while its commercial and industrial customers are primarily in Queensland. AGL Energy is also a leading renewable energy company.

Beacon Power Corporation designs, develops, and commercializes advanced products and services to support stable and reliable electricity grid operation in North America. The company primarily focuses on commercializing its patented flywheel energy storage technology for storing and transmitting kinetic energy. It provides Smart Energy Matrix, a non-polluting, megawatt-level, and utility-grade flywheel-based energy storage system that provides sustainable frequency regulation services. The company’s energy storage and power conversion solutions provide electric power for the utility, renewable energy, and distributed generation markets. Beacon Power Corporation was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Tyngsboro, Massachusetts.

Hongkong Electric Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity to commercial and industrial customers in Hong Kong and internationally. It holds interests in eight coal-fired units, five gas turbine units, two combined cycle units, and one wind turbine. The company also offers engineering consulting services to the electricity supply industry; and engages in advertising and financing activities. It operates in Australia, Thailand, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and mainland China. The company was founded in 1889 and is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Alpiq (formerly Aare-Tessin Ltd. for Electricity, or Atel) is the largest supplier of electricity in Switzerland. It generates electricity by means of hydro, nuclear, and coal power, then trades and distributes it through its transmission grid across Switzerland and 28 other European countries. Its main markets include Italy, Germany, France, and countries in Central and Eastern Europe. Alpiq has 5,270 MW of generating capacity. The company also provides energy services including engineering, construction, and maintenance. Atel merged with fellow Swiss energy company EOS Holding in 2009 and became Alpiq. EOS owns 31% of the company; French energy giant EDF, 25%.

Down by the riverside there's power, and City of Riverside, California, Electric Utility (which does business as Riverside Public Utilities) distributes it to more than 105,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers and water to more than 63,000 customers in Riverside, California. The municipal electric utility has interests in power plants (partly through its membership in the Southern California Public Power Authority), and it buys and sells wholesale power. City of Riverside, California, Electric Utility also owns water wells and treatment facilities.

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.

CMS Energy Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates as an energy company primarily in Michigan. It operates in three segments: Electric Utility, Gas Utility, and Enterprises. The Electric Utility segment engages in the generation, purchase, distribution, and sale of electricity. The Gas Utility segment involves in the purchase, transmission, storage, distribution, and sale of natural gas. The Enterprises segment engages in independent power production and marketing. This segment owns power generation facilities fueled mostly by natural gas and biomass. At December 31, 2009, this segment had ownership interests in independent power plants totaling 1,202 gross Megawatt. The company serves individuals and companies operating in the alternative energy, automotive, chemical, metal, food products, and various other industries. As of December 31, 2009, it served 1.8 million electric customers and 1.7 million gas customers. The company was founded in 1987 and is based in Jackson, Michigan.

Decatur Utilities (the operating name of the Municipal Utilities Board of Decatur) caters to the power, gas, water, and wastewater needs of more than 30,000 residents (including 14,600 gas customers) of the city of Decatur, and Morgan County, in Alabama. In an area that experiences heavy rain, Decatur Utilities spends approximately $1 million each year to repair clay sewer pipe and brick manholes and other aging infrastructure. The Municipal Utilities Board of Decatur was created by the Alabama Legislature in 1939 to provide safe and reliable utility services to the city of Decatur.

Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division (MLGW) helps lighten up the Memphis blues. The municipally owned utility provides electricity, water, and natural gas services for all of Shelby County, Tennessee, including the city of Memphis. It serves primarily residential and commercial customers. MLGW buys electricity from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and distributes it to more than 420,000 customers. The company purchases natural gas on the spot market, transmits it through open access pipelines, and delivers it to about 320,000 customers. Through its artesian water system, MLGW supplies water to more than 257,000 customers.

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