WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Platts, a leading global provider of energy, petrochemicals, metals and agriculture information, has released the 25(th) annual Platts UDI "Who's Who at Electric Power Plants" directory. This definitive industry reference provides technical and personnel details of more than 4,600 facilities in both the U.S. and Canada.

"This compendium is an essential resource for equipment and service suppliers of all kinds," said Christopher Bergesen, Platts UDI editorial director. "The plants listed collectively spend tens of billions of dollars a year on operations and are often both the largest local employers and the most important regional taxpayers."

Nearly 8,000 contacts are included in the directory, in which entries are organized alphabetically by operating company within each state. View a sample: http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/downloads/udi/whoswho/wwdir.pdf.

Each entry provides the operating company and plant's central mailing address, telephone, fax and email, as available, and generating site-based management and support staff names, titles and functions. Also included are the capacity, technology type, and fuel(s), and limited operating data for about 1,300 plants. Listings include plants owned and/or operated by both regulated utility and non-utility companies, including:

    --  Commercial/industrial auto producers
    --  Independent power producers
    --  Third-party power plant operators
    --  Utilities - investor-owned
    --  Utilities - municipal or governmental power authorities
    --  Utilities - rural electric cooperatives

The directory is available in both print and digital formats, or as a combination of the two. The hard-bound book version is suitable as a quick reference and can be combined with the enhanced CD (Adobe Acrobat) version of the directory and/or the fielded Mailing List and Plant Data CD (Excel) for broader business applications. View full product specifications and purchasing options: http://www.platts.com/products/whos-who-at-electric-power-plants.

Washington, D.C.-based UDI was acquired by Platts in 1992 and offers six core data and directories products aimed at management, analysis, and sales and marketing professionals in the utilities sector.

Platts' directories and datasets provide energy professionals with industry intelligence on electric power operations globally. View the full suite of Platts' UDI offerings: http://www.platts.com/udi-data-directories.

About Platts: Founded in 1909, Platts is a leading global provider of energy, petrochemicals, metals and agriculture information and a premier source of benchmark prices for the physical and futures markets. Platts' news, pricing, analytics, commentary and conferences help customers make better-informed trading and business decisions and help the markets operate with greater transparency and efficiency. Customers in more than 150 countries benefit from Platts' coverage of the biofuels, carbon emissions, coal, electricity, oil, natural gas, metals, nuclear power, petrochemical, shipping and sugar markets. A division of McGraw Hill Financial (NYSE: MHFI), Platts is based in London with more than 1,000 employees in more than 15 offices worldwide. Additional information is available at www.platts.com.

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