Endesa (Spain)
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Endesa, S.A. is the largest electric
Electric power transmission
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 utility
Public utility
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 company in Spain
Spain
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. The firm, a majority-owned subsidiary of the Italian
Italy
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 utility company Enel
Enel
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, has 10 million customers in Spain, with domestic annual generation of over 97,600 GWh from nuclear
Nuclear power
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, fossil-fueled
Fossil fuel
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, hydroelectric
Hydroelectricity
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, and renewable resource
Renewable energy
Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable . About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from...

 power plants. Internationally, it serves another 10 million customers and provides over 80,100 GWh annually. Total customers numbered 22.2 million as of December 31, 2004.
 
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