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==Utilities==
==Utilities==
The six regulated utilities consist of:
The regulated utilities that make up Integrys consist of:


*The [[Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company]], a [[natural gas]] utility serving approximately 819,000 customers in the City of Chicago.
*The [[Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company]], a [[natural gas]] utility serving approximately 819,000 customers in the City of Chicago.
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*[[Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation]], a natural gas utility serving approximately 165,000 customers in lower Michigan.
*[[Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation]], a natural gas utility serving approximately 165,000 customers in lower Michigan.
*[[North Shore Gas Company]], a natural gas utility serving approximately 158,000 customers in the northern suburbs of Chicago.
*[[North Shore Gas Company]], a natural gas utility serving approximately 158,000 customers in the northern suburbs of Chicago.

*[[Upper Peninsula Power Company]], an electric utility serving approximately 52,000 customers in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. ''Note:'' Integrys announced its intention to sell Upper Peninsula Power to [[Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Partners LP]] on 20 January 2014.<ref>http://www.integrysgroup.com/news/view_article.cfm?reckey=02482&companyID=uppco</ref>
Up till August 28, 2014, [[Upper Peninsula Power Company]] was part of the Integrys family of companies. Integrys sold the operating company to [[Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Partners]].


==Subsidiaries==
==Subsidiaries==

Revision as of 15:11, 8 September 2014

Integrys Energy Group
Company typePublic
NYSETEG
S&P 500 Component
IndustryEnergy
Founded2007 (2007)
Headquarters,
Area served
Illinois
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Key people
Charles A. Schrock
ProductsNatural Gas, Electricity
Revenue
  • Increase US$ 5,634.6 million (2013) [1]
  • Decrease US$ 4,212.4 million (2012) [1]
  • Increase US$ 567.7 million (2013) [1]
  • Increase US$ 467.5 million (2012) [1]
  • Increase US$ 351.8 million (2013) [1]
  • Increase US$ 281.4 million (2012) [1]
Total assets
  • Increase US$ 11,243.5 million (2013) [2]
  • Increase US$ 10,327.4 million (2012) [1]
Total equity
  • Increase US$ 3,313.4 million (2013) [1]
  • Increase US$ 3,076.8 million (2012) [1]
Number of employees
5,025
SubsidiariesIntegrys Energy Services
Michigan Gas Utilities
Minnesota Energy Resources
North Shore Gas
Peoples Gas
Upper Peninsula Power Company
Wisconsin Public Service
Websitewww.integrysgroup.com

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. On June 23, 2014, Integrys announced that it was being acquired by Wisconsin Energy Corporation for $9.1 billion.[3]


Utilities

The regulated utilities that make up Integrys consist of:

Up till August 28, 2014, Upper Peninsula Power Company was part of the Integrys family of companies. Integrys sold the operating company to Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Partners.

Subsidiaries

The company’s other subsidiaries are:

  • Integrys Business Support, is Integrys Energy Group's business services company — providing services and solutions for operation of Integrys' subsidiaries.
  • 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.
  • Trillium CNG, a provider of compressed natural gas fueling services as well as a single-source provider of CNG fueling facility design, construction, operation and maintenance.

Criticism

In December 2011, the non-partisan organization Public Campaign criticized Integrys Energy Group for spending $710,000 on lobbying and not paying any taxes during 2008-2010, instead receiving $92 million in tax rebates, despite making a profit of $818 million and increasing executive pay by 109% to $14.8 million in 2010 for its top 5 executives.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "INTEGRYS ENERGY GROUP, INC. 2013 Annual Report Form (10-K)" (XBRL). United States Securities and Exchange Commission. February 27, 2014.
  2. ^ "INTEGRYS ENERGY GROUP, INC. 2014 Q1 Quarterly Report Form (10-Q)" (XBRL). United States Securities and Exchange Commission. May 2, 2014.
  3. ^ "Utility firms Wisconsin Energy and Integrys plan merger". Wisconsin Star. Retrieved 23 June 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ Portero, Ashley. "30 Major U.S. Corporations Paid More to Lobby Congress Than Income Taxes, 2008-2010". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 26 December 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2011.