Electric Utility Sector

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009105",
  "term": "Electric Utility Sector",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Privately and publicly owned establishments that generate, transmit, distribute, or sell electricity primarily for use by the public and meet the definition of an electric utility. Electric utilities include investor-owned, publicly owned, cooperative, and Federal utilities. Historically, they have generally been vertically integrated companies that provide for generation, transmission, distribution, and/or energy services for all customers in a designated service territory. Nonutility power producers are not included in the electric utility sector.",
  "subject": "Climate change",
  "references": [
    "Greenhouse Gas Emissions"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/electric-utility-sector/"
}