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Public Utility Districts of Washington (state) (6 P) Pages in category "Public utilities of the United States" The following 65 pages are in this category, out of 65 total.
The utilities in question may be owned by the consumers that it serves, a mutual utility like a public utility district, a state-owned utility, or it may be a stockholder-owned utility either publicly traded on a stock exchange or closely held among just a few investors.
A public utility company (usually just utility) is an organization that maintains the infrastructure for a public service (often also providing a service using that infrastructure). Public utilities are subject to forms of public control and regulation ranging from local community-based groups to statewide government monopolies .
Grant County Public Utility District; Klickitat Public Utility District; Lakeview Light & Power; Mason County Public Utility District 3; Modern Electric Water; Nespelem Valley Electric; Ohop Mutual; Okanaogan Country Electric & Propane; Orcas Power and Light Coop (OPALCO) Parkland Light & Water; PacifiCorp (Pacific Power) Peninsula Light Co ...
In the U.S., utilities are regulated at the federal level by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. In each state, a public utility commission (PUC) regulates electricity, gas, and other forms of power. [106] States began deregulating electricity systems in the 1990s as a way to promote competition and lower costs.
In 1996, there were 3,195 electric utilities in the United States and 65 power marketers. Of these, 2,020 were publicly owned (including 10 Federal utilities), 932 were rural electric cooperatives, and 243 were investor-owned utilities. Fewer than 1,000 utilities are engaged in power generation. [42
Aqua America - North Carolina; Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (Wilmington-New Hanover County) Charlotte Water; Durham Public Works Department; Greensboro Water Resources Department; Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) Raleigh Public Utilities Department; Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Utilities Division