LG&E and KU Energy, headquartered in Louisville, Ky., is a diversified energy services company.

The company owns and operates Louisville Gas and Electric Company, a regulated utility that serves 321,000 natural gas and 397,000 electric customers in Louisville and 16 surrounding counties, and Kentucky Utilities Company, a regulated electric utility in Lexington, Ky., that serves 546,000 customers in 77 Kentucky counties and five counties in Virginia.