Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company, often referred to as BHE, is a global energy company headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. Founded in 1999, it operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.. As of 2024/2025, BHE generates approximately US$26 billion in annual revenue and employs around 24,000 professionals worldwide.
BHE's operations span a diverse portfolio of energy businesses, providing electric and natural gas utility services, renewable energy generation, and energy infrastructure development across the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Its major service offerings include regulated electricity generation (from sources such as natural gas, coal, wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, and nuclear), electricity transmission and distribution, and natural gas transmission, storage, and distribution. Key subsidiaries include PacifiCorp, MidAmerican Energy Company, NV Energy, Northern Powergrid, Northern Natural Gas, and BHE Renewables. The company aims to deliver safe, reliable, and affordable energy while investing in long-term infrastructure and expanding renewable energy resources.
In terms of patent litigation, Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company exhibits the posture of an operating company defending against assertion. The company has been tracked in one case as a defendant and has no recorded instances as a plaintiff. Its sole tracked case, Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. et al. v. Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company et al., was filed in the Southern District of Iowa in July 2024.