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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 .
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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.
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC or PUCT) is a state agency that regulates the state’s electric, water and telecommunication utilities, implements respective legislation, and offers customer assistance in resolving consumer complaints.
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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.
Companies portal; Public utilities (just "utilities" in British English) are typically defined as companies that supply what are considered basic (essential) services to homes and businesses, such as electricity, gas, waste disposal, water and sewer connections, where competition is very limited.
The Public Utility Commission regulates rates and services charged customers by the state’s investor-owned electric, natural gas, telecommunication, and certain water utilities. The PUC conducts its business via biweekly hearings held in Salem and in public hearings held to addressee's specific issues.