Integrys Energy Group, Inc. was 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 was Charles A. Schrock. On June 23, 2014, Integrys announced that it was being acquired by Wisconsin Energy Corporation for $9.1 billion. Also in 2014, Integrys entered into an agreement to sell 100% of the Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) to Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Partners LP for $298.9 million.

Utilities

The six regulated utilities consisted of: *The

Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company Peoples Gas (short for The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company) is a gas utility subsidiary of WEC Energy Group servicing the city of Chicago, Illinois and its northern suburbs. History Established in 1849, in Chicago, Illinois, The Peoples Gas ...

, a natural gas utility serving approximately 873,000 customers in the City of Chicago. * Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, an electric and natural gas utility serving approximately 446,000 electric customers and 330,000 natural gas customers in northeast and central Wisconsin. *

Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation Minnesota () is a U.S. state, state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 12th largest U.S. state in area and the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 22nd m ...

, a natural gas utility serving approximately 238,000 customers throughout Minnesota. *

Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

, a natural gas utility serving approximately 176,000 customers in lower Michigan. *

North Shore Gas Company North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is ...

, a natural gas utility serving approximatel
162,000 customers
in the northern suburbs of Chicago. *

Upper Peninsula Power Company The Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) is an electrical power utility provider headquartered in Marquette, Michigan with service centers in Escanaba, Houghton, Iron River, Ishpeming, Munising and Ontonagon. History The Upper Peninsula Power ...

, 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 Balfour may refer to: People Earls of Balfour * Arthur Balfour, Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour (1848–1930), British Conservative politician, Prime Minister of the UK (1902-1905), made the public statement of Balfour Declaration * Ger ...

on 20 January 2014.

Subsidiaries

The company's other subsidiaries were: *Integrys Business Support, Integrys Energy Group's business services company — providing services and solutions for operation of Integrys' subsidiaries. *

Integrys Energy Services, Inc. Integrys Energy Group, Inc. was 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 offic ...

, a diversified nonregulated energy supply and services company serving residential, commercial, industrial, and wholesale customers in developed competitive markets in the United States. *Integrys Transportation Fuels, with compressed natural gas fueling stations operating across the United States under the brand name Trillium CNG.

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.

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