Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. history, profile and history video
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. operates as a holding company with a diversified business mix within the energy industry. The company operates through four principal direct wholly owned subsidiaries: PSEG Power LLC, Public Service Electric and Gas Co, PSEG Energy Holdings LLC and PSEG Services Corp. It operates in three segments: Power, PSE&G and Energy Holdings. The Power segment operates through PSEG Power LLC, an energy supply company that integrates its generating asset operations with its wholesale energy, fuel supply, energy trading and marketing and risk management activities primarily in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic United States. The PSE&G segment operates through Public Service Electric and Gas Co., a public utility company which provides transmission and distribution of electric energy and gas in New Jersey; implements demand response and energy efficiency programs and invest in solar generation. The Energy Holdings segment operates through PSEG Energy Holdings LLC a company which principally owns and manages a portfolio of lease investments and solar generation projects. The company was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Newark, NJ.“
“Public Service Enterprise History
The Public Service Corporation was formed in 1903, by amalgamating more than 400 gas, electric and transportation companies in New Jersey. Thomas McCarter was named the Corporation’s first president and held the position until 1939.
During the 1920s, there was a national trend of consolidating and merging smaller utilities into large utility-holding companies. Public Service joined this trend, and by the 1930s had become part of a huge corporation which owned more than 100 utility subsidiaries throughout the Eastern, Central and Southern United States.
Internally, Public Service consolidated its gas and electric interests into Public Service Electric and Gas, and its transportation interests into Public Service Coordinated Transport (later Transport of New Jersey). Concerns about the concentration of economic power resulted in federal and state actions requiring the breakup of utilities. In 1943, Public Service once again became a stand-alone company, and was renamed Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) in 1948.
Transportation was a major component of Public Service’s early offerings, and at its inception, included ferry and trolley services, as well as elevators for transporting horse carts up the Palisades. In 1916, Public Service provided more than 451 million passenger trips on its trolleys alone. In 1928, Public Service Railway Company and Public Service Transportation Company merged to form Public Service Coordinated Transport, which dominated trolley, and, later, bus travel in New Jersey.
In 1934, Public Service engineers designed the first diesel-electric bus, and in 1937 went on to operate the first diesel-electric bus fleet (of 27 vehicles) in the world. The Company’s involvement in transportation ended in 1980, when PSE&G sold its transportation system to the State of New Jersey.
In 1985, The Board of Directors created Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) as a holding company. In connection with the restructuring of the industry in New Jersey, in 2000, the generation assets of PSE&G were transferred to PSEG Power, an electric generation and wholesale energy trading company.
Today, PSEG is a publicly traded diversified energy company (NYSE: PEG), with 2013 annual revenues of $10 billion. PSEG was ranked 276 on the Fortune 500 list for 2013.
PSE&G is highly regarded for its reliable service. In 2013, PSE&G received an award from the Edison Electric Institute for outstanding restoration efforts after Superstorm Sandy. The award acknowledged PSE&G for restoring power to its nearly 1.9 million customers impacted by Sandy, as well as for its outstanding storm management practices, such as communicating effectively with the public. This is the second year industry peers have honored PSE&G with this award; recognizing the utility each time for its efforts to restore service promptly after a storm or natural disaster. Previously, PSE&G received the award for its response efforts to Hurricane Irene and the subsequent flood that occurred in 2011.
In 2013, PSE&G received the prestigious ReliabilityOne Award for the Mid-Atlantic region for the twelfth year in a row by PA Consulting. PSEG was also named America’s Most Reliable Electric Utility five out of the past nine years.
PSEG was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index for the sixth consecutive year in 2013. The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) recognize companies that are best in class among their peers in meeting certain economic, environmental and social criteria. PSEG’s 2013 Sustainability Report highlights its accomplishments, and outlines the challenges the company faces in its quest to be a leader in providing safe, reliable, economic and greener energy.”
*Information from Forbes.com and Pseg.com
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