Description Cogentrix Energy's cogent energy strategy entails developing electric generating facilities. An indirect, subsidiary of Goldman Sachs, the company develops, owns, and operates about 20 independent power plants, primarily in the US, but also in Turkey. The company markets wholesale power to electric utilities across North America. In addition to developing conventional (coal and gas-fired) power plants, Cogentrix Energy is also operating green power (solar, wind and hydroelectric) plants in the US and elsewhere. In 2011 the company had a US portfolio of 17 hydro, wind, solar, and thermal plants (with about 3,300 MW generating capacity), and 2,300 MW in Turkey (including 480 MW of hydro facilities).
Cogentrix has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 23 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cogentrix employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).
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Overall, 67% of employees would recommend working at Cogentrix to a friend. This is based on 23 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
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