Sidney Hinton

Carolina Power & Light Co. generates, transmits, distributes and sells electricity in portions of North Carolina and South Carolina. It has three hydroelectric generating plants, Walters, Tillery and Blewett, which are licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. It also owns the Marshall Plant, which has a license exemption. Carolina Power & Light generates power through the consumption of various fuels, such as coal, nuclear, oil & gas, combined cycle, and hydroelectric resources. It serves chemicals, textiles, paper, food, metals, wood products, rubber & plastics, and stone products industries. The company was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

PowerSecure International, Inc. engages in the business of providing energy technologies and services to electric utilities and large industrial, commercial, institutional and municipal customers. It provides products and services through four reporting segments: distributed generation, solar energy, utility infrastructure, and energy efficiency. The company was founded by Sidney Hinton on April 5, 1991 and is headquartered in Wake Forest, NC.

PowerSecure, Inc. provides turnkey products and services for distributed generation systems. Its products include IDG power systems, energy efficiency, utility infrastructure, and industry solutions. The company was founded in 2000 by Sidney Hinton and is headquartered in Wake Forest.

Part of SPL, Inc., Southern Flow Companies, Inc. provides measurement, calibration and analytical services to natural gas producers, oil, gas and petrochemical companies and gas gathering, pipeline and transmission. The company is based in Lafayette, LA. The CEO of the company is John Bernard. Southern Flow Companies was acquired by Zedi, Inc., a SUB of SPL, Inc. from PowerSecure International, Inc. on January 17, 2011 for $16.52 million.

Utility Innovation Holdings, Inc. designs, builds, and operates carbon-free grids. The company is based in Raleigh, NC. The CEO of the company is Sidney Hinton.

UtilityInnovation Group LLC operates as an energy utility company. The private company is based in Raleigh, NC and has subsidiaries in Ireland. The company was founded by Sidney Hinton and Sidney Hinton has been the CEO since incorporation.