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The Maine Public Utilities Commission is a government agency that regulates water, electric, natural gas, and telecommunications in the state of Maine. [1] The commission also oversees ferries and water taxis in Casco Bay .
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.
Public Utility Districts of Washington (state) (6 P) Pages in category "Municipal electric utilities of the United States" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total.
The American Public Power Association (APPA) is the service organization for approximately 2,000 U.S. community-owned electric utilities that serve more than 50 million Americans. [1] APPA was created in September 1940 to represent the common interests of these utilities.
Decatur Utilities, Municipal Utilities Board of Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama; Florence Utilities, City of Florence, Lauderdale County; Franklin Electric Cooperatives, Franklin, Colbert and Lawrence Counties in northwest Alabama; Guntersville Electric Board; Huntsville Utilities City of Huntsville, Madison County
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 .
The key motivation for municipalization stems from a difference in priorities and goals of the community members and the incumbent utility. While incumbent IOUs have the objective of reliable and safe electricity that can provide a competitive profit for the investors, municipalized utilities are free from the need to provide for private profits and can focus on the pursuit of other policy ...
Suez North America is an American water service company headquartered in Paramus, New Jersey.It owns and operates 16 water and waste water utilities, and operates 90 municipal water and waste water systems through public-private partnerships and contract agreements. [1]