Edison International history, profile and history video
Edison International is a public utility holding company headquartered in Rosemead, California, United States.
The company traces its roots back to Holt & Knupps, a company founded in 1886 as a street lights provider in Visalia, California.
In 1909, Edison was first incorporated as Southern California Edison Company after Southern California acquired the assets of Edison Electric Company.
In 1988, Edison first became a holding company and made a small change to its original name, becoming known as SCEcorp.
The company was known as Southern California Edison until 1996, when it adopted its current name.
Through its subsidiaries, Southern California Edison and Edison Energy, the company generates and distributes electric power, as well as provides energy services and technologies, including renewable energy.
Southern California Edison
Southern California Edison is considered one of the largest electric utilities in the U.S. and one of the leading companies in renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Edison Energy
Edison Energy is a global energy advisory company delivering data-driven energy solutions to commercial, institutional and industrial users to reduce their energy costs, improve the environmental performance of their operations, ensure energy resiliency, and manage exposure to energy price risk.
With more than 13 000 employees, Edison International is considered one of the top 2000 largest public companies in the world, according to Forbes.
*Information from Forbes.com, Wikipedia.org, and www.edison.com.
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