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FAQs
What type of company is SUEZ Energy North America?
SUEZ Energy North America (SENA) is the corporate entity that represents SUEZ's energy presence in North America. SENA comprises several different business units: SUEZ Energy Generation NA, Inc., SUEZ LNG NA, SUEZ Energy Marketing NA, Inc., SUEZ Energy Resources NA, Inc., and SUEZ Energía de México.
How many employees does SUEZ Energy North America have?
While the number fluctuates somewhat as with any business, SENA employs approximately 1,500 people throughout the US, Canada and Mexico.
How long has SUEZ Energy North America been operating in the U.S.?
SUEZ Energy International, out of Brussels, Belgium (and owned by SUEZ out of Paris, France), began its development activities in the United States in the early 90s, first buying and then building power generating facilities. As the largest independent power producer in Europe, SUEZ Energy International has more than 100 years experience in the energy industry.
How much annual revenue does SUEZ Energy North America represent on the average?
As we are part of SUEZ group, our revenue and other financial data are reported along with the other businesses and not broken out separately. SUEZ is structured around four operational business units: Electricity and Gas in Europe; Electricity and Gas International, which his everything outside of Europe; Environment (worldwide); and Industrial and Energy Services. Over the last several years, together as a group the companies exceeded on average $40 billion in annual revenue.
Is SUEZ Energy North America a publicly traded company?
Our representation on the public market is through our parent company, SUEZ. SUEZ is traded on the NYSE as "SZE" and is traded on the French stock exchange as well. For more information about SUEZ, visit www.suez.com. For more information about SENA, visit the Who We Are section of this Web site.
Exactly what services does SUEZ Energy Resources provide?
SUEZ Energy Resources is SENA's vehicle to provide end-user retail energy products directly to commercial and industrial customers in key deregulated states. The company's goal is to become the preferred retail provider of energy products and services to a select group of end-user customers in North America. As evidence of the progress in that regard, the company recently received a score of "8-plus" out of 10 on a customer survey.
Where is SUEZ Energy Resources active?
SUEZ Energy Resources is currently active in Texas, New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maine, where the company is serving more than 6,000 customer accounts and providing more than 2000 MW of power.
When was the company founded, and how has it progressed thus far?
SUEZ Energy Resources was founded in mid-2002, and began serving its first customer in January 2003. The company has grown from providing electricity to three original states to seven in less than two years, and plans to expand into new markets soon. The company is uniquely positioned to help customers minimize risks and maximize savings by focusing on the customer's needs and tailoring the products and services specifically to meet those needs. For more information about SUEZ Energy Resources, visit www.suezenergyresources.com.
What does SUEZ Energy Marketing NA do?
SUEZ Energy Marketing NA, Inc. is charged with managing and optimizing SENA's portfolio of assets. It is also responsible for power marketing, fuel procurement and emissions trading.
Does SUEZ Energy Marketing NA participate in proprietary trading?
No, SEMNA's role is to trade around SENA's assets as well as provide supply to SUEZ Energy Service' growing markets.
What else does SUEZ Energy Marketing NA do?
SUEZ Energy Marketing NA specifically trades all the power generated by SENA's fleet of merchant plants, and is responsible for the development, analysis and communication of market intelligence. In total, SUEZ Energy Marketing NA's mission with regard to SENA is to actively and profitably manage the company's portfolio of commodity pricing across a continuum associated with assets (power facilities, merchant power plants, SUEZ LNG NA, etc.) as well as contracts (SUEZ Energy Resources NA) by leveraging human resources, direct capital and credit consistent with the business strategies of SENA.
Where is SUEZ Energy Generation NA's geographical focus?
For the most part SUEZ Energy Generation NA's generating facilities are located east of the Mississippi, including the northeastern seaboard. We do have a facility in Washington state, a couple in Colorado, and then we have assets in Mexico, so there are some exceptions.
What differentiates SUEZ Energy Generation NA from its competitors in the power industry?
SEGNA has a consistent track record of being a low-cost, high availability operator whose portfolio over time has delivered in excess of 95 percent availability with less than 3 percent forced outage rate. In other words, we're dependable.
What is SENA's presence in Mexico?
SENA owns three natural gas distribution companies located in Guadalajara, Queretaro, and Tampico. SENA also owns and operates a 245 MW cogeneration facility in Monterrey, and continues to develop other electric generating facilities to further leverage the existing businesses.
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