Cousins to the gladiola, these are hardy plants that produce clumps of green sword-shaped leaves, with tall, arching spikes of funnel-shaped blossoms appearing in mid to late summer.
The 10 biggest U.S. electric utilities visualized. Duke Energy's merger with Progress Energy, completed in July 2012, created the largest electric utility in the United States. In fact, two of the three largest U.S. utilities are the result of recent mergers. Exelon, third on the list of the 10 biggest U.S. utilities, merged with Constellation Energy in March 2012. Duke will now service 7 million retail customers across six states.
Aqua America (NYSE: WTR) is the second largest water utility company in North America serving eight states serving approximately 3 million customers. The company intends to grow through acquisitions, and has made approximately 300 acquisitions and growth ventures since 1995.he major companies in the space include: American Water Works (NYSE:AWK), Aqua America, American States Water (NYSE:AWR), California Water Service (NYSE:CWT), SJW Corp (NYSE:SJW), Connecticut Water Service (NASDAQ:CTWS), and Middlesex Water (NASDAQ:MSEX). (Source: Created by author.