Cinergy [SEP] inception
Cinergy
Cinergy Corp. ( ) was an energy company based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, from 1994 to 2006. Its name is a play on the words "synergy" and "Cincinnati".
History.
Cinergy was created on October 24, 1994, from the merger of the Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company (CG&E) and Kentucky subsidiary Union Light, Heat & Power (ULH&P) with Plainfield, Indiana–based PSI Energy (Public Service Indiana).
Under its various operating names, the
company operated a Holiday Model Train Display that has attracted over 9 million visitors since the event's inception in 1946. The authentic display measures long and imitates an O gauge, in which a quarter-inch on the model is equivalent to one foot on a real train.
In 1996, Riverfront Stadium in Downtown Cincinnati was renamed Cinergy Field in a sponsorship deal with Cinergy. The stadium was demolished by implosion in December 2002 to make way for Great American Ballpark.
The same year, Cinergy announced a friendly acquisition by