DPL Inc. (aka DP&L Inc.) is a subsidiary of AES Corporation. Through its subsidiary AES Ohio[1] (formerly The Dayton Power and Light Company, and DPL Energy Resources), DP&L sells to, and generates electricity for, a customer base of over 500,000 people within a 6000 sqmi area of West Central Ohio, including the area around Dayton, Ohio, its namesake.[2] Electricity for DP&L's 24 county service area within Ohio's Miami Valley is primarily generated at eight coal-fired power plants, but DP&L also provides service to its clients via the use of combustion turbines, diesel peaking units, and solar powered properties.[2]
History
The Hills and Dales Railway Company bought Dayton's two competing electric utilities and merged them as the Dayton Power and Light Company, which was incorporated in 1911 under the laws of Ohio. DP&L was the principal subsidiary of DPL providing approximately 99% of DPL's total consolidated revenue and approximately 92% of DPL's total consolidated asset base. DPL and its subsidiaries employed over 1,500 people as of January 31, 2008.[2]