Global Industry Overview: Energy
The world's energy industry produces, transmits, and distributes electricity and natural gas. Electric power generation may be derived by any number of methods, including burning fossil fuels, harnessing wind or water motion, or energy from nuclear reactions. Often several separate companies or organizations are involved in the production and distribution chain, which includes everything from initial production to delivery to end users. Various firms and public utilities specialize in certain phases of energy production, while others integrate several production steps. For example, some firms may generate electricity and sell it to distributors that resell it to...