1 EXHIBIT 21 State of Name of Company Organization Location Nature of Business ====================== ============= ================= ===================== NiSource Inc. Indiana Merrillville, Holding company Indiana NiSource Corporate Indiana Merrillville, Management services Services Company Indiana Hamilton Harbour Indiana Merrillville, Captive insurance Insurance Services, Ltd. Indiana program NI Telecomm, Inc.(7) Indiana Merrillville, Inactive Indiana Crossroads Pipeline Indiana Merrillville, Interstate gas Company (7) Indiana transmission NiSource Capital Markets, Indiana Hammond, Funding agent for Inc. Indiana all subsidiaries other than Northern Indiana Public Service Company NEM Acquisition Indiana Merrillville, Holding company Corp. (25) Indiana IWC Resources Indiana Indianapolis, Holding company Corporation Indiana Indianapolis Water Indiana Indianapolis, Water company Company (1) Indiana Harbour Water Indiana Indianapolis, Water company Corporation (1) Indiana 2 Liberty Water Indiana Indianapolis, Water company Corporation (1) Indiana Utility Data Indiana Indianapolis, Provides customer Corporation (1) Indiana billing and data processing services IWC Services, Inc. Indiana Indianapolis, Majority partner (1) Indiana in wastewater treatment facilities White River Indiana Indianapolis, Operator of waste- Environmental Indiana water treatment Partnership (2) plants Waterway Holdings, Inc. Indiana Indianapolis, Real-estate (1) Indiana development SM&P Utility Resources, Indiana Indianapolis, Provides utility Inc. (1) Indiana locate and marking services Miller Pipeline Indiana Indianapolis, Pipeline Corporation (1) Indiana construction Primary Energy, Inc. Indiana Merrillville, Arranges energy- Indiana related projects Harbor Coal Company (3) Indiana Merrillville, Coal pulverization Indiana project company Lakeside Energy Indiana Merrillville, Electric generator Corporation (3) Indiana project company North Lake Energy Indiana Merrillville, Electric generation Corporation (3) Indiana project company Portside Energy Indiana Merrillville, Power generation Corporation (3) Indiana project company 3 Cokenergy, Inc. (3) Indiana Merrillville, Power generation Indiana project company Ironside Energy Indiana Merrillville, Power generation Corporation (3) Indiana project company Ironside Energy LLC (3) Indiana Merrillville, Power generation Indiana project company Whiting Clean Indiana Merrillville, Power generation Energy, Inc. (3) Indiana project company Northern Indiana Public Indiana Hammond, Electric and Service Company Indiana gas utility NIPSCO Exploration Indiana Hammond, Gas exploration Company, Inc. (4) Indiana investment in off-shore Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases Shore Line Shops, Indiana Hammond, Real estate Incorporated (4) Indiana purchase and sale of transferred employees residences NI Energy Services, Indiana Merrillville, Holding company for Inc. Indiana energy-related diversified projects and subsidiaries Market Hub Partners, Delaware Wilmington, General partner of Inc. (6) Delaware Market Hub Partners, L.P. Market Hub Partners, Delaware Houston, Natural gas L.P. (5)(22) Texas storage 4 NI Fuel Company, Indiana Merrillville, Investments in Inc. (25) Indiana gas and oil ventures Bristol Resources Delaware Tulsa, Oil and gas Production Company, Oklahoma exploration L.L.C. (8) and production NFCO Acquisition Company Texas Dallas, Investment in (9) Texas gas and oil properties NI-TEX, Inc. (25) Indiana Merrillville, Gas supply and Indiana transportation NI-TEX Gas Services, Delaware Dallas, Gas storage Inc. (25) Texas Laredo Nueces Pipeline Texas Dallas, Intrastate gas Company (20) Texas pipeline company Midtex Gas Storage Texas Matagorda Gas storage and Company, L.L.P. (21) County, Texas intrastate pipeline company NESI Energy Marketing, Indiana Merrillville, Marketing of natural L.L.C. (10) (11) Indiana gas energy and energy services Green Fuels, Inc. (7) Indiana Merrillville, Alternative Indiana fuels NI Energy Services Indiana Merrillville, Gas Pipeline Transportation, Inc. (25) Indiana NESI Power Marketing, Indiana Merrillville, Inactive Inc. (7) Indiana EnergyUSA Retail, Indiana Merrillville, Retail gas Inc. (25) Indiana marketing 5 EnergyUSA Consumer Massachusetts Taunton, Holding company Products Group, Inc.(33) Massachusetts EnergyUSA Commercial Indiana Merrillville, Energy consulting for Energy Services, Inc. (25) Indiana commercial lighting NIPSCO Energy Services Alberta Calgary, Holding company Canada, Ltd. (7) Alberta, Canada for subsidiaries NESI Canadian Holdings, Indiana Merrillville, Holding company for Inc. (25) Indiana energy-related diversified projects and subsidiaries Portland Natural Gas Maine Portsmouth, Gas pipeline Transmission System (23) New Hampshire NESI Energy Marketing Alberta Calgary, Inactive Canada, Ltd. (12) Alberta, Canada (In bankruptcy) NiSource Development Indiana Merrillville, Holding company Company, Inc. Indiana (including real estate development investments) Analytic Systems Indiana Hobart, Fluid filtration Laboratories, Inc. (13) Indiana systems Protonics Research, Inc. Indiana Merrillville, Energy research (13) Indiana and development JOF Transportation Indiana Merrillville, Rail freight Company (14) Indiana venture KOGAF Enterprises, Inc. Indiana Kokomo, Real estate (14) Indiana investments 6 Lake Erie Land Company (14) Indiana Merrillville, Development Indiana of commercial and residential real estate South Works Power Indiana Merrillville, Holds a lease Company (14) Indiana SCC Services, Inc. (15) Indiana Merrillville, Operation of Indiana golf course Illinois Indiana Illinois Merrillville, Rail freight Development Co., LLC (34) Indiana venture N Squared Aviation, Delaware Griffith, Aircraft LLC (16) Indiana leasing NDC Douglas Properties, Indiana Merrillville, Affordable Inc. (14) Indiana housing projects Customer Information Indiana Merrillville, Consulting services Services, Inc. (14) Indiana for customer information systems Cardinal Property Indiana Merrillville, Building and Management, Inc. (14) Indiana property management Progeni, Inc. Illinois Chicago, Energy product (14) Illinois development Sun Power California Sunnyvale, Silicon-based Corporation (19) California semiconductor products Kokomo Gas and Fuel Indiana Kokomo, Gas utility Company Indiana 7 KGF Trading Indiana Kokomo, Inactive Company (18) Indiana Northern Indiana Fuel and Indiana Auburn, Gas utility Light Company, Inc. Indiana Northern Indiana Trading Indiana Auburn, Gas brokering Company, Inc.(17) Indiana NIPSCO Capital Trust I Delaware Merrillville, Business trust Indiana which issues securities Bay State Gas Company Massachusetts Westborough, Gas utility Massachusetts Bay State GPE, Inc.(24) Massachusetts Westborough, Electric generation Massachusetts Northern Utilities, New Hampshire Portsmouth, Gas utility Inc. (24) New Hampshire Lawrence Water Company, Indiana Lawrence, Water company Inc. (1) Indiana IWC Morgan Water Indiana Morgan County, Water company Company (1) Indiana The Darlington Water Indiana Darlington, Water company Works Company (1) Indiana Watertech Operational Indiana Indianapolis, Services company Services, Inc. (1) Indiana IWCR Management Indiana Indianapolis, Services company Services Company (1) Indiana Irishman's Run Indiana Zionsville, Acquisition vehicle Acquisition Corp. (1) Indiana of IWC Resources Corporation 8 Colcom, Incorporated (1) Texas Austin, Provides utility Texas locate and marking services UGTI /d.b.a./Underground California Ventura, Provides utility Technology, Inc. (35) California locate and marking services EnergyUSA, Inc. Indiana Merrillville, Holding company Indiana EnergyUSA Inc. (25) Massachusetts Taunton, Propane company Massachusetts EnergySPE, Inc. (31) Massachusetts Taunton, Lighting services Massachusetts Savage Alert, Inc. (31) Connecticut Bloomfield, Holding company Connecticut Savage-Engineering, Connecticut Bloomfield, Engineering services Inc. (36) Connecticut Alert, Inc. (36) Connecticut Bloomfield, Design and Connecticut construction management Alert Air Systems, Massachusetts Bloomfield, HVAC contracting services Inc. (36) Connecticut Brayer Energy California Irwindale, Energy efficient Solutions, Inc. (36) California lighting Alert Mechanical Connecticut Bloomfield, HVAC contracting services Services, Inc. (36) Connecticut EnergyUSA-TCP Delaware Houston, Gas marketing Corp. (25) Texas TPC Electric Delaware Houston, Power marketing Corporation (26) Texas 9 Evangeline Development Delaware Houston, Land development Corporation (26) Texas Allison Development Delaware Houston, Land development Company (26) Texas Copiah County Storage Mississippi Copiah, Real estate Company (37) Mississippi holding company Wolverine Land Michigan Houston, Land development and Development Texas Corporation(27) Farmington Properties Pennsylvania Wellsboro, Land development Inc. (27) Pennsylvania TPC Gas Storage Delaware Houston, Holding company Services, Inc. (26) Texas TPC Transmission, Inc. (26) Delaware Houston, Inactive Moss Bluff Development Delaware Houston, Land development Corporation (32) Texas MB Acquisition Delaware Houston, Land development Corporation (27) Texas TPC Gas Storage Delaware Houston, Holding company Services, L.P. (27) Texas Tioga Gas Storage Delaware Houston, Holding company Company (27) Texas NiSource Pipeline Indiana Merrillville, Holding company Group, Inc. Indiana Granite State Gas New Hampshire Westborough, Pipeline Transmission, Inc. (29) Massachusetts 10 Natural Gas Development Massachusetts Westborough, Holding company Inc. (30) Massachusetts Portland Natural Gas Maine Portsmouth, Gas pipeline Transmission System (38) New Hampshire Bay State Energy Massachusetts Westborough, Inactive Enterprises, Massachusetts Inc. (30) LNG Development Corp. (30) Massachusetts Westborough, Inactive Massachusetts PNGTS Holding Corp. (29) Indiana Merrillville, Holding company Indiana Portland Natural Gas Maine Portsmouth, Gas pipeline Transmission System (39) New Hampshire TPC Storage Holding Delaware Houston, Holding company Corp. (28) Texas Market Hub Delaware Houston, Natural gas Partners, L.P. (40) Texas storage Copiah County Mississippi Copiah County, Real estate Storage Company (41) Mississippi holding company Market Hub Delaware Wilmington, General partner of Partners, Inc. (42) Delaware Market Hub Partner, L.P. (1) Wholly-owned subsidiary of IWC Resources Corporation. (2) Majority-owned interest of IWC Services, Inc. (3) Wholly-owned subsidiary of Primary Energy, Inc. (4) Wholly-owned subsidiary of Northern Indiana Public Service Company. (5) Minority-owned partnership of NI Energy Services, Inc. (6) Minority-owned interest of NI Energy Services, Inc. 11 (7) Wholly-owned subsidiary of NI Energy Services, Inc. (8) Majority-owned interest of NI Fuel Company, Inc. (9) Wholly-owned subsidiary of NI Fuel Company, Inc. (10) Majority-owned interest of EnergyUSA, Inc. (IN). (11) Minority-owned interest of NEM Acquisition Corp. (12) Majority-owned subsidiary of NiSource Energy Services Canada Ltd. (13) Majority-owned subsidiary of NiSource Development Company, Inc. (14) Wholly-owned subsidiary of NiSource Development Company, Inc. (15) Wholly-owned subsidiary of Lake Erie Land Company. (16) Minority-owned interest of NiSource Development Company, Inc. (17) Wholly-owned subsidiary of Northern Indiana Fuel and Light Company, Inc. (18) Wholly-owned subsidiary of Kokomo Gas and Fuel Company. (19) Minority-owned interest of NiSource Development Company, Inc. (20) 50% owned interest of NI-TEX, Inc. (21) Minority-owned interest of NI-TEX Gas Services, Inc. (22) Minority-owned interest of Market Hub Partners, Inc. (23) Minority-owned interest of PNGTS Holding Corp. (24) Wholly-owned subsidiary of Bay State Gas Company. (25) Wholly-owned subsidiary of EnergyUSA, Inc. (IN). (26) Wholly-owned subsidiary of EnergyUSA-TPC Corp. (27) Wholly-owned subsidiary of TPC Gas Storage Services, Inc. (28) Wholly-owned subsidiary of TPC Gas Storage Services, L.P. (29) Wholly-owned subsidiary of NiSource Pipeline Group, Inc. (30) Wholly-owned subsidiary of Granite State Gas Transmission Inc. (31) Wholly-owned subsidiary of EnergyUSA, Inc. (MA). (32) Majority-owned subsidiary of TPC Storage Services, Inc. (33) Wholly-owned subsidiary of EnergyUSA Retail, Inc. (34) Minority-owned interest of SCC Services, Inc. (35) 50% owned interest of IWC Resources Corporation. (36) Wholly-owned subsidiary of Savage Alert, Inc. (37) Minority-owned interest of Allison Development Company. (38) Minority-owned interest of Natural Gas Development Inc. (39) Minority-owned interest of PNGTS Holding Corp. (40) Majority-owned interest of TPC Storage Services, L.P. (41) Majority-owned interest of Market Hub Partners, L.P. (42) Minority-owned interest of TPC Gas Storage Services, L.P.