DQE
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| DQE Holdings, Inc. | |
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| Type | Public (NYSE: DQE) |
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| Founded | 1912 |
| Headquarters | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Key people | Morgan K. O'Brien, Chairman and CEO |
| Industry | Utility |
| Products | Electric Power |
| Revenue |  $942 million USD |
| Employees | 1,800 |
| Website | www.www.duquesnelightholdings.com |
DQE Holdings is a traditional utility company based in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The company provides electric power to much of metro Pittsburgh, competing with longtime rival Allegheny Power and has extended its services into northern West Virginia and eastern Ohio. Through its chief subsidy, Duquesne Light, the corporation provides energy to over 600,000 homes and businesses. Power is primarily generated via coal power plants. However, the company is attempting to change this trend and, through its Duquesne Energy Solutions subsidy, is developing cleaner power sources, including synthetics. The company is also actively involved in the reclaimation of gases from landfills. Aside from electricity prodction, the corporation also operates a massive network of fiber-optic cables through DQE Communications. This subsidy is a growing internet service provider in suburban Pittsburgh.
| Pittsburgh-based Corporations (Within the Pittsburgh Metro Area) |
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| Pittsburgh-based Fortune 500 Corporations: U.S. Steel | PPG | H.J. Heinz | PNC Financial | Mellon Financial | WESCO International |
| Pittsburgh-based Fortune 1000 Corporations: Allegheny Energy | Consol Energy | Allegheny Technologies | Dick's Sporting Goods | Kennametal | American Eagle Outfitters | Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel | Mylan |
| Pittsburgh-based Forbes Largest Private Companies: 84 Lumber | GNC | Giant Eagle | Sheetz |
| Externally owned, regionally based, and other Pittsburgh corporations: American Bridge | Ampco Pittsburgh | Bayer USA | Calgon Carbon | Dollar Bank | DQE Holdings | Eat'n Park | Federated Investors | FedEx Ground | GlaxoSmithKline | Guru.com | Highmark | iGate | Koppers | Michael Baker | Mine Safety Appliances | NOVA Chemicals | Oxford Development | Pittsburgh Brewing Company | Respironics | rue21 | University of Pittsburgh Medical Center | Vivisimo | Wabtec |
