Paul W. Thompson

Kentucky Utilities Co. engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity for the industrial and residential customers in Kentucky and Virginia. The company was founded on December 2, 1912 and is headquartered in Lexington, KY.

LG&E Energy was previously engaged in providing gas and electric utility services through its regulated utility subsidiaries, Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities. THe company distributed electricity to nearly 900,000 customers and natural gas to more than 310,000 customers in Kentucky and Virginia. LG&E Energy LLC has been acuired by German energy conglomerate E.ON and renamed as E. ON US.

Lone Star Technologies, Inc. manufactures and markets steel tubular products. The company provides alloy and carbon welded oil tubular goods, including casing and production tubing which are used in the completion of production from oil and natural gas wells. Lone Star Technologies was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Louisville Gas & Electric Co. engages in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity and natural gas in Kentucky. It offers billing and payment, start, stop, move and outages services. The company was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.

Ohio Valley Electric Corp. provides electric power generation, and distribution services. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Piketon, OH.

Koch Industries, Inc. engages in the manufacture and trade of chemical products. It operates in variety of industries such as polymers and fibers, fertilizers, electronics, automotive components, forest and consumer products, minerals, glass, process and pollution control systems, refining and biofuels, commodity trading, investments, and ranching. The company was founded by Frederick Chase Koch in 1940 and is headquartered in Wichita, KS.

Downtown Development Corp. operates as a not-for-profit organization. The company was founded on April 28, 1980 and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.

Electric Energy, Inc. generates and distributes electricity. The company was founded on December 13, 1950 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

LG&E & KU Energy LLC provides energy and utility services. It generates electricity from coal, oil and gas, and hydro energy sources. The firm is a diversified energy services company, which is a member of the PPL family of companies. It offers energy and utility services to residential and business customers. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.