Cogentrix Energy, Inc. is a leading independent power producer. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Cogentrix develops, owns and operates a growing number of electric generating facilities, located predominately throughout the United States. These plants utilize both proven and emerging technologies, was well as innovative management and operational procedures, to serve the electric energy supply needs of a growing list of public utilities, municipalities, power marketers, and industrial customers. Cogentrix is driven by a team of industry experts who continuously seek attractive development and acquisition opportunities; diligently work to plan, structure, and finalize power projects; and pioneer plant management techniques that enable our facilities to deliver maximum reliability. Since our inception in 1983, the efforts of this team have enabled Cogentrix to expand our plant network, while establishing a tradition of excellence that permeates every area of our operations.