WPS Resources Corp. (WPS)

WPS Resources Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates in the energy and energy related businesses. It generates and distributes electric energy in northeastern Wisconsin, as well as provides electric energy to various customers, including municipal utilities, electric cooperatives, energy marketers, other investor-owned utilities and municipal joint action agencies in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The company also distributes regulated natural gas to nearly 300 municipalities in northeastern Wisconsin and adjacent portions of Michigan's Upper Peninsula In addition, WPS Resources provides energy management and consulting services to retail and wholesale customers primarily in the northeastern quadrant of the United States and adjacent portions of Canada. The company was founded in 1883 and is based in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

For the nine months ended 30 September 2006, WPS Resources Corp.'s revenues rose 12% to $5.04B. Net income from cont. ops. applicable to common fell 6% to $127.4M. Revenues reflect an increase in Electric Utility revenue, higher Gas Utility revenue and increased ESI revenue. Net income was offset by an increase in nonregulated cost of fuel, gas & purchased power, higher utility cost of fuel and natural gas & purchased power.