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Encyclopedia > Lists of public utilities

These are lists of public utilities. A public utility is a company that maintains the infrastructure for a public service. ...

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Natural gas companies

Electricity companies

Telephone companies

Water companies

    • Water only Companies include:
    • Essex & Suffolk Water, part of Northumbrian Water
    • Portsmouth Water
    • Sutton & East Surrey Water
    • South East Water
    • Three Valleys Water
    • Dee Valley Water
    • Bristol Water

Natural gas (commonly referred to as gas in many countries, but note that gas is also an American and Canadian shortening of gasoline) is a gaseous fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane. ... This is a list of British natural gas companies British Gas NPOWER Powergen Retail Scottish Gas Scottish Power Transco See also: Lists of public utilities. ... This is a list of natural gas companies in the United States Alabama Alaska Arizona California - City of Long Beach Department of Gas & Water, Pacific Gas & Electric, San Diego Gas & Electric, Southern California Gas Connecticut - Northeast Utilities (including Yankee Energy) Delaware - Northeast Utilities District of Columbia - Washington Gas Illinois - People... Lightning strikes during a night-time thunderstorm. ... Origin Energy ASX: ORG is an Australian gas and electricity company. ... This is a list of Canadian public and private electric utilities, by province. ... The Public Power Corporation or DEI (ΔΕΗ, Δημόσιας Επιχείρησης Ηλεκτρισμού/Dimosia Epicheirisi Ilektrismou) is a Greek government-owned hydro and energy company which serves electricity and power for all of Greece. ... Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL, 和記黃埔有限公司), (HKSE: 0013) , of Hong Kong, is one of the largest companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. ... The China Light and Power group (CLP Group; Chinese 中華電力) HKEx: 0002 is the only company providing electricity to Kowloon and the New Territories (except Lamma) in Hong Kong. ... Enel is an Italian energy provider and the third largest energy provider in the world. ... Energit Spa Energit ([1]) is a technology intensive multi-utility company active into distinct, but strictly interlinked, product areas: Energy, Internet and Telecommunications. ... Edison is the last name of a famous United States inventor: Thomas Edison Other people known by the name Edison: Charles Edison – son of Thomas Edison and Governor of New Jersey Edison Chen – popular Hong Kong teen idol Edison Carter, character in the television show Max Headroom A number of... Meridian Energy Limited, a New Zealand-based company, performs electricity generation and electricity retailing. ... Genesis Power Limited is a New Zealand electricity generation and electricity retailing company. ... Transpower New Zealand Limited (TPNZ) is the state-owned enterprise responsible for electric power transmission in New Zealand. ... Mighty River Power Limited is a New Zealand electricity generation and electricity retailing company. ... This is a list of United States electric companies. ... Eskom is a South African electricity public utility company. ... Iberdrola is one of the leading private electric utilities worldwide, with its services, reaching 16 million customers -over nine million in Spain-, concentrated in generation, transmission, distribution and marketing of electricity and natural gas. ... The telephone or phone (Greek: tele = far away and phone = voice) is a telecommunications device which is used to transmit and receive sound (most commonly voice and speech) across distance. ... This is a list of telephone companies in Canada. ... Telstra Corporation ASX: TLS is an Australian telecommunications company under joint public/private ownership, holding a superdominant position in landline telephone services, large share of mobile phone services, domestic consumer (including dial-up access and broadband cable modem, satellite and ADSL services under the BigPond and Hypermax brands) and business... Singtel Optus is the second largest telecommunications company in Australia, and is a wholly-owned subsidary of Singapore Telecommunications (ASX: SGT), the second largest telecommunications company outside China in terms of number of subscribers. ... Primus Telecom is a telecommunications provider, founded in 1994 by ex-MCI executives. ... Pacific Century Cyberworks logo PCCW Limited (PCCW, 電訊盈科) (NYSE: PCW) is the largest telecommunication enterprise in Hong Kong. ... Based out of Hong Kong, the New World Development Company Limited is active in property, infrastructure, services and telecommunications. ... Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL, 和記黃埔有限公司), (HKSE: 0013) , of Hong Kong, is one of the largest companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. ... OTE is the national telecom provider of Greece. ... This is a list of telephone companies in Italy Aexis Amtel ASCO Atlanet Brennercom (coverage only in Brenner) Colt Telecom Elemedia Elitel Eutelia LTS (coverage in Sicily) Millecom Noicom Orobiacom Tiscali Telecom Italia Infostrada Wind Albacom Fastweb Kataweb Acantho TIM Omnitel (incorporated by Vodaphone) Blu See also List of public... PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk. ... Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (日本電信電話 Nippon Denshin Denwa) is a telephone company that dominates the telecommunication market in Japan. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Major telephone companies in the United States: Sprint Corporation MCI AT&T SBC Communications BellSouth Verizon Vonage Qwest Telephone companies by state This is a list of telephone companies in the United States Alabama - BellSouth Alaska - Alascom, Anchorage Telephone Utility (ATU) Arizona - Qwest Arkansas - SBC Communications California - SBC Communications, Verizon... Water (from the Old English word wæter; c. ... This is a list of water companies in the United States. ... In the Olympian pantheon of classical Greek Mythology, Hêra (World Book «HIHR uh») (Greek or ) was the wife and sister of Zeus. ... Suez (Arabic: السويس as-Suways) is a port town (population ca. ... Veolia Environnement SA is a leading French-based company with activities in four main areas - water, waste management, energy and transport services. ... Thames Water was founded in 1974 as an effect of the 1973 Water Act to control water supply in London. ... RWE AG, until 1990 named Rheinisch-Westfälisches Elektrizitätswerk AG, is a German public utility and electric power company based in Essen. ... Severn Trent plc is a British utility. ... Kelda Group plc is a British utility company. ... United Utilities is a British utility company with its headquarters in Warrington which operates mainly in the North West of England. ... Anglian Water is a privatised water company that operates in the East of England. ... Welsh Water/Dwr Cymru is a company which supplies drinking water and wastewater services to most of Wales and parts of western England. ... Scottish Water is a state-owned company in Scotland that provides water and sewer facilities. ...

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Public utility - definition of Public utility in Encyclopedia (145 words)
A public utility is a company that maintains the infrastructure for a public service.
Public utilities often involve natural monopolies, and as a result are often government monopolies, or (if privately owned) treated as specially regulated sectors.
In poorer developing countries, public utilities are often limited to wealthier parts of major cities, as used to be the case in developed countries in the nineteenth century.
CHAPTER 703 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA (8214 words)
NRS 703.025, 704.210)  “Business office” means any office of a public utility which is frequented by and regularly opened to the public but not a bank or other agent authorized by the utility to accept, for the convenience of a customer, the payment of a bill of charges.
NAC 703.290, the Secretary shall cause a public notice to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in this State where the principal place of operations of the incumbent local exchange carrier is located.
If a public utility applies to the Commission to extend or establish its water service within a county water district, a public utility or municipal utility district, other water or utility district or any area served by such a district, that district must also be named if it furnishes a similar service.
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