What is Electric utility?
An '''electric utility''' is a company in the [[electric power industry]] (often a [[public utility]]). This kind of company does [[electricity generation]] and [[Electricity retailing|distribution of electricity]] for sale generally in a [[regulated market]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Electric|url=http://snavely-king.com/page/regulated-electric|website=snavely-king.com|publisher=Snavely King Majoros & Associates|access-date=18 July 2014|archive-date=20 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320005200/http://snavely-king.com/page/regulated-electric|url-status=dead}}</ref> The electrical utility industry is a major provider of energy in most countries. Electric utilities are facing increasing demands <ref name=one>By Candace Lombardi, CNET. “[http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10458148-54.html Utilities: Green tech good for planet, bad for business] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617023931/http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10458148-54.html |date=2011-06-17 }}.” February 23, 2010.</ref> including [[Electrical grid#aging infrastructure|aging infrastructure]], reliability, and regulation. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Energy]]