Electric utilities
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002089
A corporation, person, agency, authority, or other legal entity or instrumentality aligned with distribution facilities for delivery of electric energy for use primarily by the public. Included are investor-owned electric utilities, municipal and State utilities, Federal electric utilities, and rural electric cooperatives. A few entities that are tariff based and corporately aligned with companies that own distribution facilities are also included.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-002089 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry |
| Synonyms | electrical utilities |
| References | U.S. Energy Information Administration Glossary; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Utilities; Electric power |
| Translations | Spanish: servicios de electricidad |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-002089",
"term": "Electric utilities",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A corporation, person, agency, authority, or other legal entity or instrumentality aligned with distribution facilities for delivery of electric energy for use primarily by the public. Included are investor-owned electric utilities, municipal and State utilities, Federal electric utilities, and rural electric cooperatives. A few entities that are tariff based and corporately aligned with companies that own distribution facilities are also included.",
"synonyms": [
"electrical utilities"
],
"subject": "Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry",
"see_also": [
"utilities",
"electric power"
],
"references": [
"U.S. Energy Information Administration Glossary",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "servicios de electricidad"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/electric-utilities/"
}
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