“Gas meter” by RadRafe is in the public domain (also, “curtailable rate”): a special arrangement under which, in return for lower rates, the customer must either reduce

“Detroit Edison Monroe Power Plant” by Cford3 is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5 a privately-owned electric utility whose stock is publicly traded. It is rate regulated and authorized

“Bruce A Turbine Hall December 2002” by Pencefn is licensed under CC BY 3.0 an industry term for transmission or distribution utility, load aggregator, power marketer, or other

“Hopkinton, Iowa Municipal Utilities” by RifeIdeas is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 a not-for-profit utility that is owned by the community it serves. Pros Local control; profits can

“Costs to Municipalization” by Ssmith18 is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 municipal acquisition of an incumbent utility’s facilities for the purpose of forming a public utility, i.e. taking

“Daily net metering” by Delphi234 is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 a billing mechanism that deducts the energy produced by a customer’s approved energy system (often rooftop solar)

Image licensed under CC0 1.0 the value of property on which a public utility is permitted to earn a specified rate of return in accordance with

Image Courtesy: Xyntech Solutions a designated franchised service area, where a vertically integrated utility regulated by a utility commission controls the generation and delivery of

Image Courtesy: PJM Interconnection the organization that coordinates, controls, and monitors the operation of the electrical power system within a defined multi-state territory. The Federal Energy Regulatory

Image licensed under CC0 1.0 the governmental function of controlling or directing economic entities through the process of rulemaking and adjudication. Pros Provides a basis for