### Question
How is the term gas utility company defined?


### Answer
The term **gas utility company** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 16451* as the following:

> any company that owns or operates facilities used for distribution at retail (other than the distribution only in enclosed portable containers or distribution to tenants or employees of the company operating such facilities for their own use and not for resale) of natural or manufactured gas for heat, light, or power

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 16451*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 149-ENERGY POLICY, 2005 > SUBCHAPTER XII-ELECTRICITY > Part D-Repeal of Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935**

