Electric Power Transmission Industry Competitors

Power dynamo Dynegy (short for "dynamic energy") has made dynamic changes, restructuring operations around its electricity production unit. Following its 2007 combination with private equity fund LS Power, the company's power generation portfolio consists of a nearly 20,000 MW fleet of about 30 power plants fueled by coal, fuel oil, and natural gas....

The buzz around Elia System Operator is entirely normal. The Belgian transmission system operator delivers high-voltage electricity from power generators to the distribution system operators and large industrial consumers. Elia owns all of Belgium's 150 to 380 kilovolt (kV) grid infrastructure and 94% of its 30 to 70 kV grid infrastructure....

Remember The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia? Georgia System Operations Corp. (GSOC) works to make sure that remains only the title of a popular song. GSOC is the independent system operator (ISO) for electrical utilities in the Peach State. The member-owned cooperative was established in 1997 under the restructuring of operations for Oglethorpe Power Corp. GSOC supports Oglethorpe and another related spinoff, Georgia Transmission Corp., in supplying electricity to 38 member utilities in the cooperative, which serve about half of Georgia's businesses and residents....

With Georgia on its mind, Georgia Transmission provides electric transmission services to power producers and distribution utilities. The company primarily transports power for its 39 member distribution cooperatives and their electricity supplier, Oglethorpe Power....

Who's yer daddy? In terms of providing electricity, for many Indianans that would be Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative, which provides wholesale electric power to 17 member distribution cooperatives in 48 central and southern Indiana counties. The electric cooperative serves the power supply needs of about 700,000 residents, businesses, industries and farms in a 15,000 sq....

The transmission lines in the Northeast power grid keep humming because of ISO New England. The not-for-profit corporation is responsible for electricity generation and transmission throughout the six-state region comprised of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont....

ITC Holdings owns and operates 2,700 miles of power transmission lines in southeastern Michigan (including Detroit and Ann Arbor). ITC was created to acquire International Transmission Company. Through its subsidiaries, ITCTransmission, Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC (METC) and ITC Midwest LLC, ITC operates regulated, high-voltage transmission systems in Michigan's Lower Peninsula and portions of Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois and Missouri serving a combined peak load in excess of 25,000 MW....

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 93,600 miles of transmission lines across 15 Midwestern states and one Canadian province....

The leaves may change in the area, but New England Power stays strong. The company holds the New England transmission assets of parent National Grid USA (which is a subsidiary of the UK-based National Grid plc)....

Interdependence is a given at PJM Interconnection, which is responsible for the oversight of a 56,250-mile section of the North American power transmission grid that spans across 13 northeastern and midwestern states and the District of Columbia. The regional transmission organization monitors and coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity in the region; its members have a combined generating capacity of 164,905 MW....

This is indeed Sam Rayburn country. Rayburn Country Electric Cooperative (Rayburn Electric) operates in the old stomping grounds of the legendary Texas politician and former speaker of the US House of Representatives. Rayburn Electric is a power generation and transmission organization that supplies wholesale power to five rural distribution cooperatives operating in 16 counties in north central and northeastern Texas....

Ready or not, utility deregulation is here. In Spain, Red Eléctrica de España (REE) owns and operates most of the power transmission grid in the newly competitive marketplace. REE's system includes more than 33,500 kilometers of high-voltage transmission lines and more than 2,900 substation circuit bays....

As investment holding companies go, Tanjong is a little heavy on the work but is getting better about mixing in some play. The company's primary business consists of power generation plants in Malaysia. The diversified company also is engaged in property investment, has lottery and racetrack operations, and operates Germany's Tropical Island Resort themepark....

Terna turns the key to Italy's high-voltage power grid. The company, which you'll also see referred to as Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale, owns about 98% of power grid, including about 39,000 kilometers of electric transmission lines that cover the country....

Power and Texas come together at the Texas Municipal Power Agency, which provides electricity generation and transmission services to four municipal utilities (Bryan, Denton, Garland, and Greenville). The joint powers agency, which was created in 1975 by its member cities, owns and operates the 460-MW Gibbons Creek power plant and related transmission assets....

Trans-Elect has elected itself as a cross-border power company. The independent transmission company owns and operates about 12,600 miles of high-voltage power lines in portions of Canada and the US. The company acts as a wholesale provider of electricity to distribution companies....

Even the hardiest citizens of the Intermountain West need access to a reliable power supply. Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems supplies power to 37 member municipal utilities in Utah, as well as to 12 additional members in Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, and New Mexico....

Named after a voracious carnivore, Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative makes sure that that voracious consumer of electricity -- the American public -- gets the power its needs. The non-profit company is an electric generation and transmission utility that provides services to five member distribution cooperatives in Michigan....

American Transmission Company is an entrepreneur in the US power grid business. Connecting electricity producers to distributors, American Transmission owns, operates, monitors, and maintains more than 9,100 miles of high-voltage electric transmission lines and 480 substations in portions of Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin....

The California Independent System Operator (California ISO) manages the state's 25,526-mile power transmission system, balancing wholesale supply to meet retail demand. The enterprise directs the flow of electricity along long-distance, high-voltage powerlines that connect California with neighboring states as well as Mexico and Canada....