WPS Resources
Encyclopedia
Integrys Energy Group, Inc. , is an American energy company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It was formed by the merger of WPS Resources Corp. and Peoples Energy
Corp. on February 21, 2007. The Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer is Charles A. Schrock.
recognized WPS Resources as the utility industry's "Best-Managed Company in America". Also in 2006 and 2009, Fortune magazine
acknowledged WPS Resources as the most admired energy company on its lists of "America's Most Admired Companies."
In 2007, Wisconsin Public Service was again recognized by placing second on Fortune's Most-Admired Energy Company list.
Peoples Energy
Peoples Energy was the former name of a holding company whose main revenues came from its regulated gas utility subsidiaries Peoples Gas and the North Shore Gas Company...
Corp. on February 21, 2007. The Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer is Charles A. Schrock.
Utilities
The six regulated utilities consist of:- The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company, a natural gasNatural gasNatural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
utility serving approximately 817,400 customers in the City of Chicago.
- Wisconsin Public Service CorporationWisconsin Public Service CorporationWisconsin Public Service Corporation is a utility company headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and the company covers northeastern and north central Wisconsin as well as the southern tip of Michigan's Upper Peninsula....
, an electric and natural gas utility serving approximately 437,000 electric customers and 317,000 natural gas customers in northeastern Wisconsin and an adjacent portion of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
- Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation, a natural gas utility serving approximately 211,100 customers throughout Minnesota.
- Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation, a natural gas utility serving approximately 165,400 customers in lower Michigan.
- North Shore Gas Company, a natural gas utility serving approximately 157,900 customers in the northern suburbs of Chicago.
- Upper Peninsula Power CompanyUpper peninsula Power CompanyUpper Peninsula Power Company , a subsidiary of Integrys Energy Group, is a utility company serving most of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. UPPCO provides electric power to consumers....
, an electric utility serving approximately 51,900 customers in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Subsidiaries
The company’s principal nonregulated subsidiary is:- Integrys Energy Services, Inc., a diversified nonregulated energy supply and services company serving residential, commercial, industrial, and wholesale customers in developed competitive markets in the United States.
Awards and recognition
In its January 9, 2006 issue, Forbes magazineForbes
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recognized WPS Resources as the utility industry's "Best-Managed Company in America". Also in 2006 and 2009, Fortune magazine
Fortune (magazine)
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acknowledged WPS Resources as the most admired energy company on its lists of "America's Most Admired Companies."
In 2007, Wisconsin Public Service was again recognized by placing second on Fortune's Most-Admired Energy Company list.