# Integrys Energy Group > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Integrys_Energy_Group > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Integrys_Energy_Group.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrys_Energy_Group > Source revision: 1355735450 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Former American energy company}} {{Infobox company | name = Integrys Energy Group | logo = Integrys logo.png | type = | traded_as = | successor = [WEC Energy Group](/source/WEC_Energy_Group) | founded = {{start date|2007}} | founder = | defunct = {{End date|2015|06|15}} | hq_location = | hq_location_city = [Aon Center](/source/Aon_Center_(Chicago))
[Chicago, Illinois](/source/Chicago%2C_Illinois) | hq_location_country = United States | num_locations = | area_served = [Illinois](/source/Illinois)
[Michigan](/source/Michigan)
[Minnesota](/source/Minnesota)
[Wisconsin](/source/Wisconsin) | key_people = [Charles A Schrock](/source/Charles_A_Schrock) {{small|(CEO)}} | industry = [Energy](/source/Energy) | products = [Natural Gas](/source/Natural_Gas), [Electricity](/source/Electricity) | services = | num_employees = 5,025 | parent = | divisions = | subsidiaries = [Integrys Energy Services](/source/Integrys_Energy_Services)
[Michigan Gas Utilities](/source/Michigan_Gas_Utilities)
[Minnesota Energy Resources](/source/Minnesota_Energy_Resources)
[North Shore Gas](/source/North_Shore_Gas)
[Peoples Gas](/source/Peoples_Gas)
[Upper Peninsula Power Company](/source/Upper_Peninsula_Power_Company)
[Wisconsin Public Service](/source/Wisconsin_Public_Service) | caption = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Integrys Energy Group, Inc.''' was an American [energy company](/source/energy_company) headquartered in [Chicago, Illinois](/source/Chicago%2C_Illinois). It was formed by the merger of WPS Resources Corp. and [Peoples Energy](/source/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](/source/Wisconsin_Energy_Corporation) for $9.1 billion.{{cite news|title=Utility firms Wisconsin Energy and Integrys plan merger|url=http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/223187491/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0/ht/Utility-firms-Wisconsin-Energy-and-Integrys-plan-merger|accessdate=23 June 2014|publisher=Wisconsin Star}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.power-eng.com/2014/01/21/integrys-energy-group-to-sell-upper-peninsula-power-company-for-298m/|title=Integrys Energy Group to sell Upper Peninsula Power Company for $298M|date=2014-01-21|website=Power Engineering|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-19}} ==Utilities== The six regulated utilities consisted of: *The [Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company](/source/Peoples_Gas_Light_and_Coke_Company), a [natural gas](/source/natural_gas) utility serving approximately 873,000 customers {{Cite web|url=https://accel.peoplesgasdelivery.com/company/area.aspx|title=Area served (Peoples Gas)|website=accel.peoplesgasdelivery.com|access-date=2019-04-11}} in the City of Chicago. *[Wisconsin Public Service Corporation](/source/Wisconsin_Public_Service_Corporation), an electric and natural gas utility serving approximately 446,000 electric customers and 330,000 natural gas customers {{Cite web|url=https://accel.wisconsinpublicservice.com/company/area.aspx|title=Area served (Wisconsin Public Service)|website=accel.wisconsinpublicservice.com|access-date=2019-04-11}} in northeast and central Wisconsin. *[Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation](/source/Minnesota_Energy_Resources_Corporation), a natural gas utility serving approximately 238,000 customers {{Cite web|url=https://accel.minnesotaenergyresources.com/company/about.aspx|title=About us (Minnesota Energy Resources)|website=accel.minnesotaenergyresources.com|access-date=2019-04-11}} throughout Minnesota. *[Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation](/source/Michigan_Gas_Utilities_Corporation), a natural gas utility serving approximately 176,000 customers {{Cite web|url=https://accel.michigangasutilities.com/company/area.aspx|title=Area served (Michigan Gas Utilities)|website=accel.michigangasutilities.com|access-date=2019-04-11}} in lower Michigan. *[North Shore Gas Company](/source/North_Shore_Gas_Company), a natural gas utility serving approximately [https://accel.northshoregasdelivery.com/company/about.aspx 162,000 customers] in the northern suburbs of Chicago. *[Upper Peninsula Power Company](/source/Upper_Peninsula_Power_Company), 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](/source/Balfour_Beatty_Infrastructure_Partners_LP) on 20 January 2014.{{Cite web |date=January 20, 2014 |title=Integrys Energy Group Agrees to Sell Upper Peninsula Power Company to BBIP |url=http://www.integrysgroup.com/news/view_article.cfm?reckey=02482&companyID=uppco |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720050148/http://www.integrysgroup.com/news/view_article.cfm?reckey=02482&companyID=uppco |archive-date=July 20, 2014 |access-date=March 24, 2023 |website=Integrys Group}} ==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.](/source/Integrys_Energy_Services%2C_Inc.), 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](/source/Public_Campaign) criticized '''Integrys Energy Group''' for spending $710,000 on [lobbying](/source/lobbying) and [not paying any taxes](/source/tax_avoidance) 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.{{cite news|last=Portero |first=Ashley |title=30 Major U.S. Corporations Paid More to Lobby Congress Than Income Taxes, 2008-2010 |url=http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/264481/20111209/30-major-u-s-corporations-paid-lobby.htm |newspaper=[International Business Times](/source/International_Business_Times) |accessdate=26 December 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107173713/http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/264481/20111209/30-major-u-s-corporations-paid-lobby.htm |archivedate=7 January 2012 |url-status=dead }} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.integrysgroup.com/ Integrys Energy Group] {{Illinois Corporations}} Category:Electric power companies of the United States Category:Natural gas companies of the United States Category:Defunct companies based in Chicago Category:Energy companies established in 2007 Category:Non-renewable resource companies established in 2007 Category:2007 establishments in Illinois Category:Companies formerly listed on the New York Stock Exchange Category:2015 mergers and acquisitions --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Integrys Energy Group](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrys_Energy_Group) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrys_Energy_Group?action=history)). 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