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Page Description - this page includes information related to Board documents for energy industry companies.

• Website - http://www.aep.com
• Company site link to Board of Directors - http://www.aep.com/investors/corporategovernance/board.aspx
• Board Committees - http://www.aep.com/investors/corporategovernance/commDesc.aspx
• Audit Committee -  American Electric Power -  Company site link - http://www.aep.com/investors/corporategovernance/docs/AUDIT-COMMITTEE-CHARTER-2011.pdf   Permanent Link - http://www.EnergyCollection.us/Board-Charters/Audit/AEP.pdf    
• By-Laws - American Electric Power - 2009-04-28 - Company link - http://www.aep.com/investors/corporategovernance/docs/BYLAWS.pdf   Permanent link - http://www.EnergyCollection.us/Board-Charters/Bylaws/AEP-2009-04-28.pdf    
• Committee on Directors and Corporate Governance - American Electric Power -  http://www.aep.com/investors/corporategovernance/docs/DIR_AND_CORPGOV_CHARTER.pdf   Permanent link - Principles of Corporate governance 2006-12-13 - http://www.EnergyCollection.us/Board-Charters/Governance/AEP-Principles-2006-12-13.pdf   
• Finance Committee Charter - American Electric Power - http://www.EnergyCollection.us/Board-Charters/Audit/American-Electric-Power-Finance-Committee-Charter.pdf    
• Human Resources Committee - American Electric Power - Company webpage -  http://www.aep.com/investors/corporategovernance/docs/HRCCharter12-06-10.pdf  Permanent link - 2006-10-24 - http://www.EnergyCollection.us/Board-Charters/Human-Resources/AEP-Human-Resources-Committee-Charter-2006-10-24.pdf  - 2010-12-06 - http://www.EnergyCollection.us/Board-Charters/Human-Resources/AEP-2010-12-06.pdf    
• Related Person Transactions - American Electric Power - Company webpage - http://www.aep.com/investors/corporategovernance/docs/POLICY-RELATED-PERSON.pdf     Permanent link - http://www.EnergyCollection.us/Board-Charters/Related-Person/AEP.pdf      
• Other Board documents - Director Independence Standards; Insider Trading Policy; Policy on Executive Severance Agreements; Letter to Council of Institutional Investors regarding majority vote; Letter to Council of Institutional Investors regarding AEP's stock option grant practices; Board Policy on Recouping Executive Compensation; Related Person Transaction Approval Policy; Corporate Political Contributions Policy -  http://www.aep.com/investors/corporategovernance/other.aspx

AES -

• http://www.aes.com
• Compensation Committee -

Allegheny Energy -

• http://www.alleghenyenergy.com

ALLETE -

• Company website - http://www.allete.com
• Company site link to Board of Directors - http://www.allete.com/governance/
• Committee Charters - http://www.allete.com/governance/committee_charters.php
• Audit Committee Charter - ALLETE - 2008-01-23 - http://www.EnergyCollection.us/Board-Charters/Audit/ALLETE-1.pdf; 2011-01-19 - http://www.EnergyCollection.us/Board-Charters/Audit/ALLETE.pdf    
• Code of Business Conduct - ALLETE - undated, as of 2011-04-11 - http://www.EnergyCollection.us/Board-Charters/Code-Of-Conduct/ALLETE.pdf    
• Compliance Management Committee - ALLETE - 2010-03-31 - http://www.EnergyCollection.us/Board-Charters/Compliance/ALLETE.pdf    
• Corporate Governance Guidelines - ALLETE - 2010-10-19 - http://www.EnergyCollection.us/Board-Charters/Governance/ALLETE-Guidelines.pdf    
• Executive Compensation Committee Charter - ALLETE - 2010-07-20 - http://www.EnergyCollection.us/Board-Charters/Compensation/ALLETE.pdf     
• Compensation Recovery Policy - ALLETE - http://www.EnergyCollection.us/Board-Charters/Compensation/ALLETE-Compensation-Recovery.pdf    
• Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee Charter - ALLETE - 2010-10-18 - http://www.EnergyCollection.us/Board-Charters/Governance/ALLETE-Governance-Nominating.pdf    
• Related Person Transaction Policy - ALLETE - 2010-07-20 http://www.EnergyCollection.us/Board-Charters/Related-Person/ALLETE.pdf    

Alliant Energy Corp -

• Website: http://www.alliantenergy.com
• Compensation and Personnel Committee - http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=71431&p=irol-govcommittee&committee=4022

• Website: http://www.ameren.com/

Arizona Public Service Company - See Pinnacle West for Investor info.

• Website: http://www.aps.com/
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Atlantic City Electric - See Pepco Holdings for Investor info.

• Website: http://www.atlanticcityelectric.com/home/

Avista -

• Website: http://www.avistautilities.com
• Investor Relations: http://investor.avistacorp.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=97267&p=irol-IRHome
• Compensation and Organization Committee Charter - Here.

Berkshire Hathaway -

• Website: http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/govern/govern.html
• Corporate Governance: http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/govern/govern.html
• Berkshire Hathaway Governance Compensation And Nominating Committee Charter: http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/govern/comp.pdf
• Berkshire Hathaway Governance Compensation And Nominating Committee Charter: Here.

• Website: http://www.blackhillscorp.com/
• Corporate Governance: http://www.blackhillscorp.com/corpgov.htm
• Compensation Committee: http://www.blackhillscorp.com/pdf/CompCommittee.pdf
• Compensation Committee: Here.
• Yahoo Finance - http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=BKH

Central Vermont Public Service -

• Compensation Committee Charter - http://www.cvps.com/AboutUs/CorpGovDocs/FINAL%20Compensation%20Committee%20Charter%20Approved%2012-3-07.pdf

CH Energy Group - CHG

• Corporate Governance - http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=76406&p=irol-govHighlights
• Compensation Committee - http://media.corporate-ir.net/media_files/irol/76/76406/corpgov/compensation0708.pdf
• Compensation Committee - Here.  http://www.EnergyCollection.us/Board-Charters/Human-Resources/CH-Energy-Group-Compensation-Committee-2008-07-25.pdf
• Yahoo Finance - http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=chg
• Company website - http://www.chenergygroup.com/index.html

CMS Energy -

• Website: http://www.cmsenergy.com
• Corporate Governance - http://www.cmsenergy.com/landing.aspx?folderid=104|Corporate%20Governance
• Compensation and Human Resources - http://www.cmsenergy.com/wide.aspx?id=386
• Compensation and Human Resources Committee - Here.

Commonwealth Edison - See Exelon for Investor info.

Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P) - See Northeast Utilities for Investor info.

Consolidated Edison (conEdison) -

• Website: http://www.coned.com/
• Corporate Governance: http://www.conedison.com/investor/corporate_governance.asp
• Management Development and Compensation Committee Charter: http://www.conedison.com/investor/pdfs/Management_dev_and_comp_committee_charter.pdf
• Management Development and Compensation Committee Charter: Here.

Constellation Energy

• Company website - www.constellation.com

• Corporate Governance - http://ir.constellation.com/governance.cfm

• Compensation Committee Charter - http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/CEG/657161023x0x205894/7de84ea5-7e7f-4b6c-805a-ea092cee2a8f/charter_compensation.pdf

• Compensation Committee Charter - http://www.EnergyCollection.us/Board-Charters/Compansation/Constellation-Energy-Compendation-Committee-Charter.pdf

• Yahoo Finance - http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=ceg

Dayton Power & Light -

• Website: http://www.dplinc.com
• Corporate Governance: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=93052&p=irol-govhighlights
• Compensation Committee Charter: http://media.corporate-ir.net/media_files/irol/93/93052/cgov/Compensation2007.pdf
• Compensation Committee Charter: Here.

• Website: http://www.dteenergy.com
• Organization and Compensation Committee Charter - http://www.EnergyCollection.us/Board-Charters/Human-Resources/DTE-Energy-Organization-And-Compensation-Committee-Charter-2008-12-04.pdf

Dominion -

• Website: http://www.dom.com
• Corporate Governance - http://www.dom.com/about/governance/index.jsp
• Compensation, Nominating, and Governance Committee - http://www.EnergyCollection.us/Board-Charters/Human-Resources/Dominion-Compensation-Governance-And-Nominating-Charter-2008-10-24.pdf

Duke Energy -

• Website: http://www.duke-energy.com
• Governance: http://www.duke-energy.com/investors/corporate-governance.asp
• Compensation Committee Charter - http://www.duke-energy.com/corporate-governance/board-committee-charters/compensation.asp
• Compensation Committee Charter - Here.

Edison International -

• Website: http://www.edison.com
• Corporate Governance: http://www.edison.com/investors/corp_gov.asp
• Compensation and Executive Personnel Committee Charter - http://ir.edisoninvestor.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=85474&p=irol-govCommittee&Committee=5162
• Compensation and Executive Personnel Committee Charter - Here.

El Paso Electric - EE

• Website: http://www.epelectric.com
• Stock: NYSE: EE.  Yahoo Financial - http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=ee
• Corporate Governance: http://www.epelectric.com/site/governance.nsf/by+subject/corporate+governance?opendocument
• Compensation Committee: http://www.epelectric.com/site/governance.nsf/by+subject/committee+charters
• Compensation Committee: Issues with downloading - try on a better connection.

Entergy - ETR

• Website: http://www.entergy.com
• Stock: NYSE: ETR.  Yahoo = http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=ETR
• Corporate Governance: http://www.entergy.com/investor_relations/corporate_governance.aspx
• Personnel Committee: http://www.entergy.com/content/investor_relations/pdfs/PersonnelCharter.pdf
• Personnel Committee: Here.

Exelon -

• Website: http://exeloncorp.com

• Corporate Governance - http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=124298&p=irol-govoverview

• Compensation Committee Charter - http://media.corporate-ir.net/media_files/irol/12/124298/CompCharterFinal1_27_09.pdf

• Compensation Committee Charter - Here.

FirstEnergy -

• Website: http://www.firstenergycorp.com
• Compensation Committee Charter: Here

Florida Power & Light - See FPL Group -

FPL Group -

• Website: http://www.fplgroup.com
• Corporate Governance: http://www.fplgroup.com/governance/contents/fplgroup_governance.shtml
• Compensation Committee Charter: http://www.fplgroup.com/governance/pdf/compensation.pdf
• Compensation Committee Charter: http://www.EnergyCollection.us/Board-Charters/Compensation/FPL-Compensation-Committee-Charter-2006-12-15.pdf

Georgia Power - See Southern Company

Great Plains Energy - GXP

• Website: http://www.greatplainsenergy.com
• Stock: NYSE: GXP.  Yahoo = http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=GXP
• Compensation and Development Committee Charter: Here.

Gulf Power - See Southern Company

HECO -

• Website: http://www.heco.com
• Corporate Governance: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=101675&p=irol-govhighlights
• Compensation Committee Charter: http://media.corporate-ir.net/media_files/IROL/10/101675/corpgov/Compensation_Committee_Charter09.pdf
• Compensation Committee Charter: Here.

IDACORP -

• Website: http://www.idacorpinc.com/
• Corporate Governance: http://www.idacorpinc.com/corpgov/
• Compensation Committee Charter: Can't find it.  Research more.

Indianapolis Power & Light (IPL) - See AES

Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L) - See Great Plains Energy

Madison Gas and Electric -

• Website:  http://www.mgeenergy.com
• Board Committees: http://www.mgeenergy.com/corpgov/
• Compensation Committee Charter: http://www.mgeenergy.com/images/PDF/Governance/Compensation_Charter.pdf

Minnesota Power (MN Power) - See ALLETE

National Grid -

• Website: http://www.nationalgrid.com; http://www.ngtgroup.com
• Investor Page - http://www.nationalgrid.com/corporate/Investor+Relations/Shares/
• Governance information not available.

NiSource - NI

• Website: http://www.nisource.com/
• Stock: NYSE: NI. Yahoo = http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=ni
• Corporate Governance: http://ir.nisource.com/governance.cfm
• Officer Nomination and Compensation Committee Charter: http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/NI/598746073x0x89768/50d50173-f9b1-4aee-be55-a9b22c52f144/NI_WebDoc_1828.pdf
• Officer Nomination and Compensation Committee Charter: Here.

Northeast Utilities -

• Website: http://www.nu.com
• Stock: NYSE: NU.  Yahoo = http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=nu
• Corporate Governance - http://www.nu.com/investors/corporate_gov/default.asp   http://www.nu.com/investors/corporate_gov/charters.asp
• Compensation Committee Charter - http://www.nu.com/investors/corporate_gov/charter_compensation.asp
• Compensation Committee Charter - http://www.EnergyCollection/Board-Charters/Compensation/Northeast-Utilities-Compensation-Committee-Charter-2006-09-12.pdf

Northwestern Energy -

• Website: http://www.northwesternenergy.com
• Stock: NASDAQ: NWEC Yahoo: http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=nwec
• Corporate Governance: http://www.northwesternenergy.com/display.aspx?Page=Corporate_Governance&Item=278
• Human Resources Committee Charter: http://www.northwesternenergy.com/documents/corporategovernance/HRCommCharter.pdf
• Human Resources Committee Charter: http://www.EnergyCollection.us/Board-Charters/Human-Resources/Northwestern-Human-Resources-Committee-Charter-2008-10-29.pdf

NRG Energy -

• Website: http://www.nrgenergy.com

• Corporate Governance: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=121544&p=irol-govHighlights

• Compensation Committee: http://media.corporate-ir.net/media_files/IROL/12/121544/governance/comp.pdf

• Compensation Committee: Here.

• Company website: http://www.nstaronline.com
• Corporate Governance - http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=92689&p=irol-govhighlights
• Executive Personnel Committee - http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=92689&p=irol-govCommittee&Committee=1060
• Executive Personnel Committee Charter - http://media.corporate-ir.net/media_files/irol/92/92689/ExecPersonnel5.07.pdf
• Executive Personnel Committee Charter -
• http://www.EnergyCollection.us/Board-Charters/Human-Resources/NSTAR-Executive-Personnel-Committee-Charter-2007-05.pdf

NV Energy -

• Website: http://www.nvenergy.com

• Corporate Governance: http://investors.nvenergy.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=117698&p=irol-govhighlights

• Compensation Committee: http://investors.nvenergy.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=117698&p=irol-govCommittee&Committee=8116

• Compensation Committee: http://www.Board-Charters/Human-Resources/NV-Energy-Compensation-Committee-Charter.pdf

Oklahoma Gas & Electric - OGE Energy -

OGE Energy -

• Website: http://www.oge.com
• Stock: (NYSE: OGE)  http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=oge
• Corporate Governance: http://www.oge.com/investor-relations/Pages/InvestorRelations.aspx
• Compensation Committee: http://www.oge.com/investor-relations/Pages/InvestorRelations.aspx
• Compensation Committee Charter: Here.

Pacific Gas & Electric (PGE) -

• Website: http://www.pge.com; http://www.pgecorp.com
• Corporate Governance - http://www.pgecorp.com/aboutus/corp_gov/
• Compensation Committee Charter - http://www.pgecorp.com/aboutus/corp_gov/ccc.shtml
• Compensation Committee Charter - Here.

PacifiCorp - See Berkshire Hathaway

PECO - See Exelon

Pepco Holdings -

• Website: http://www.pepcoholdings.com/about/phi/
• Committees: http://www.pepcoholdings.com/services/governance/committees/
• Compensation and Human Resources Committee: http://www.pepcoholdings.com/services/governance/committees/hr/

• Stock: NYSE: PCG.  Yahoo = http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=pcg
• Corporate Governance: http://www.pgecorp.com/aboutus/corp_gov/index.shtml
• Compensation Committee Charter: http://www.pgecorp.com/aboutus/corp_gov/ccc.shtml
• Compensation Committee Charter: Here.

Pinnacle West -

• Website: http://www.pinnaclewest.com/main/pnw/home
• Committees: http://www.pinnaclewest.com/main/pnw/AboutUs/Commitments/governance/default.html
• Human Resource Committee - http://www.pinnaclewest.com/main/pnw/AboutUs/commitments/governance/humanres/default.html
• Human Resource Committee - Here.

Portland General Electric (PGN) -

• Website: http://www.portlandgeneral.com
• Corporate Governance - http://investors.portlandgeneral.com/governance.cfm
• Portland General Electric Compensation and Human Resources Committee Charter - http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/POR/601092645x0x139905/1efab422-4bed-4906-84a5-a0d703dc11b9/POR_WebDoc_521.pdf
• Portland General Electric Compensation and Human Resources Committee Charter - Here.

PPL Electric Utilities -

• Website: http://www.pplweb.com
• Stock: NYSE: PPL.  Yahoo = http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=ppl&.yficrumb=EdbKKa.DraA
• Compensation Governance and Nominating Committee - http://www.EnergyCollection.us/Board-Charters/Human-Resources/PPL-Compensation-Governance-And-Nominating-Committee-Charter-2008-12-19.pdf

Progress Energy -

• Website: http://www.progress-energy.com
• Stock: NYSE: PGN.  Yahoo = http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=pgn
• Corporate Governance: http://www.progress-energy.com/investors/corpgov/charters.asp
• Organization and Compensation Committee - http://www.progress-energy.com/investors/corpgov/organdcomp.pdf
• Organization and Compensation Committee - Here.

Public Service Electric & Gas -

• Website: http://www.pseg.com
• Stock: NYSE: PEG.  Yahoo = http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=PEG
• Organization and Compensation Committee Charter - Here.

San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) -See Sempra Energy Utilities

Sempra Energy Utilities - SRE

• Website: http://www.sempra.com
• Stock: NYSE: SRE.  Yahoo Financial - http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=sre; Google Financial - http://finance.google.com/finance?q=NYSE%3ASRE
• Corporate Governance - http://www.sempra.com/aboutUs/governance.htm
• Compensation Committee Charter - http://www.sempra.com/downloads/compensation.pdf
• Compensation Committee Charter - Here.

Southern California Edison (SCE) - See Edison International -

Teco Energy -

• Website: http://www.tecoenergy.com/
• Stock: NYSE: TE.  Yahoo = http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=TE
• Corporate Governance: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=101578&p=irol-govHighlights
• Compensation Committee Charter: http://media.corporate-ir.net/media_files/irol/10/101578/CompensationCommitteeCharterFebruary2009.pdf
• Compensation Committee Charter: Here.

Tucson Electric Power - See UniSource Energy

UniSource Energy - UNS

• Website:  http://www.uns.com/
• Stock: NYSE: UNS;  http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=uns
• Corporate Governance: http://ir.uns.com/governance.cfm
• Compensation Committee Charter: http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/UNIS/604323855x0x119400/7afa6040-c524-4430-aacc-6953ba88f6e9/Compensation%20Committee%20Charter.pdf
• Compensation Committee Charter: Here.

TXU Energy - Privately held

 UIL Holdings - UIL

• Website - http://www.uinet.com UIL Holdings - http://www.uil.com/
• Compensation and Executive Development Charter - http://www.EnergyCollection.US/Board-Charters/UIL-Holdings-Compensation-And-Executive-Development-Charter-2008-12-15.pdf
• Yahoo Finance - http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=uil

Vectren Corp - VVC

• Website: http://www.vectren.com
• Stock: (NYSE: VVC).  Yahoo: http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=VVC
• Corporate Governance: http://www.vectren.com/web/holding/investor/governance/governance_home_i.jsp
• Compensation and Benefits Committee: http://www.vectren.com/cms/assets/board/pdfs/comp_benefits/comp_benefits_charter.pdf
• Compensation and Benefits Committee: Here.-

Wisconsin Energy - WEC

• Website: http://www.wisconsinenergy.com
• Board Committees: http://www.wisconsinenergy.com/govern/governance.htm
• Compensation Committee Charter - Here.
• Yahoo Finance: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=WEC

Wisconsin Power & Light - See Alliant Energy Corp

Wisconsin Public Service - See Integrys Group

Xcel - XEL

• Website: http://www.xcelenergy.com
• Stock: NYSE: XEL.  Yahoo = http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=XEL
• Governance, Compensation, and Nominating Committee Charter - Here.