### Question
What does utility mean?


### Answer
**Utility** has the following meaning in *42 U.S.C. § 6349*:

> any person, State agency (including any municipality), or Federal agency, which sells electric or gas energy to retail customers

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 6349*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 77-ENERGY CONSERVATION > SUBCHAPTER III-IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY > Part C-Industrial Energy Conservation**

