ton, Idaho and California. The combined service territory’s regional economy ranges from rural, agricultural and mining areas to urbanized, manufacturing and government service centers. In addition to retail sales, PacifiCorp sells electric energy to other utilities, marketers and municipalities on a wholesale basis. PacifiCorp owns 8,588 net megawatts (MW) of generation capacity. MidAmerican Energy Company serves regulated retail electric and natural gas customers primarily in Iowa and also in portions of Illinois, South Dakota and Nebraska. MidAmerican Energy Company has a customer base consisting of residential, agricultural and various commercial and industrial customer groups. In addition to retail sales, MidAmerican Energy Company sells electric energy and natural gas to other utilities, marketers and municipalities on a wholesale basis. MidAmerican Energy Company owns 5,079 net MW of generation capacity. MidAmerican owns Northern Natural Gas Company, is based in Omaha, Nebraska and operates 15,900 miles of natural gas pipeline with a design capacity of 4.9 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day. Northern Natural Gas Company has access to supplies from every major mid-continent basin, as well as the Rocky Mountain and Western Canadian basins and provides transportation to utilities and various other end-use customers. Northern Natural Gas Company also operates three natural gas storage facilities. MidAmerican owns Kern River Gas Transmission Company, is based in Salt Lake City, Utah and operates approximately 1,700 miles of natural gas pipeline with a design capacity of 1.8 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day. Kern River Gas Transmission Company transports natural gas from the supply areas in the Rocky Mountains to consuming markets in Utah, Nevada and California. MidAmerican, through Northern Electric Distribution Limited and Yorkshire Electricity Distribution plc, owns a substantial United Kingdom electricity distribution network that delivers electricity to end users in the North and East of England covering approximately 10,000 square miles. Non-Regulated Energy Businesses: MidAmerican has ownership interests in independent power projects, including a combined irrigation and hydroelectric power project and two geothermal facilities in the Philippines; ten geothermal power projects located in Southern California; four natural gas-fueled combined-cycle generation plants located in New York, Illinois, Texas and Arizona, and one hydroelectric power project in Hawaii with 1,443 aggregate net megawatts of generation capacity. Non-Energy Businesses: MidAmerican also owns HomeServices of America, Inc. (HomeServices), the residential real estate brokerage firm in the United States. HomeServices is a full-service, independent residential real estate brokerage firm and settlement services provider offering integrated real estate services, including mortgage origination, title and closing services, property and casualty insurance, home warranties and other home-related services. It operates under 20 residential real estate brand names with approximately 20,000 agents and approximately 385 broker offices in 19 states. Manufacturing, Service and Retailing Businesses McLane Company: Berkshire owns McLane Company, Inc. (McLane), which provides wholesale distribution and logistics services in 50 states and internationally in Brazil to customers that include discount retailers, convenience stores, quick service restaurants, drug stores and movie theatre complexes. McLane’s grocery distribution unit serves the national convenience store chains and major oil company retail outlets. Grocery operations provide products to approximately 38,500 retail locations nationwide, including Wal-Mart. McLane’s grocery distribution unit operates 22 facilities in 18 states, which average approximately 390,000 square feet per facility. McLane’s foodservice operations focus on serving the quick service restaurant industry with products. Operations are conducted through 18 facilities in 16 states which average approximately 170,000 square feet per facility. The foodservice distribution unit services approximately