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In Canada, a public utilities commission (PUC) is a public utility regulator, typically a semi-independent quasi-judicial tribunal, owned and operated within a municipal or local government system under the oversight of one or more elected commissioners. [1] Its role is analogous to a municipal utility district or public utility district in the US.
Modern public utilities may also be partially (or completely) sourced from clean and renewable energy in order to produce sustainable electricity. Of these, wind turbines and solar panels are those used most frequently. Whether broadband internet access should be a public utility is a question that was being discussed with the rise of internet ...
The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA, Pub. L. 95–617, 92 Stat. 3117, enacted November 9, 1978) is a United States Act passed as part of the National Energy Act. It was meant to promote energy conservation (reduce demand) and promote greater use of domestic energy and renewable energy (increase supply).
South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Public utilities commissions of the United States" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total.
Australia - Unitywater, Queensland Urban Utilities Barbados - Barbados Water Authority Botswana - Water Utilities Corporation Brazil - Sabesp, Sanepar, Copasa, Semasa China Hong Kong - Water Supplies Department Macau - Macao Water Egypt - Holding company for water and wastewater, Alexandria Water Company
Order 888's primary objective was to establish and promote competition in the generation market, by ensuring fair access and market treatment of transmission customers. FERC outlined six points to accomplish this goal: Require all jurisdictional utilities (within the United States) to file an open-access transmission tariff (OATT)
Cedar Falls Utilities (CFU) is a municipally-owned public utility serving Cedar Falls, Iowa and is a member of the Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities (IAMU). [3] CFU provides municipal water service, electricity generation and distribution, natural gas service, and combined cable television, Internet access, and phone service to its customers. [4]
Social media as a public utility is a theory postulating that social networking sites (such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google, Instagram, Tumblr, Snapchat etc.) are essential public services that should be regulated by the government, in a manner similar to how electric and phone utilities are typically government regulated. It is based on ...