Electric Power Distribution Industry Overview

Companies that engage in the distribution of electricity to retail customers in regulated markets.

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Consolidation

The largest investor-owned utilities (IOUs) have gained significant market share over the past 15 years, mainly due to consolidation. The 10 largest IOUs own more than 50 percent of total IOU generation capacity. The application of "best practices" encourages consolidation, as does the need for large financial resources to fund more efficient generating capacity.

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• ALLETE, Inc.
• Scottish and Southern Energy plc
• CE Electric UK Funding Company

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Hoover's has developed its own industry classifications to better serve its customers. These classifications are mapped to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and the older U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. The Electric Power Distribution maps to a number of NAICS codes including:

Full Electric Power Distribution Industry Codes

• American Gas Association
  
• American Public Power Association
  
• Electric Power Supply Association
  

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