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A public utility is a company that maintains the infrastructure for a public service. Public utilities often involve natural monopolies, and as a result are often government monopolies, or if privately owned, treated as specially regulated sectors. Public utilities can be privately owned or publicly owned. Publicly owned utilities include cooperative and municipal utilities. Municipal utilities may actually include territories outside of city limits or may not even serve the entire city. Cooperative utilities are owned by the customers they serve. They are usually found in rural areas. Private utilities, also called investor owned utilities, are owned by investors. Unlike public companies, private utilities may be listed on the stock exchange. Private, in this context, means not owned by the public or the government.
In poorer developing countries, public utilities are often limited to wealthier parts of major cities, as used to be the case in developed countries in the nineteenth century.
Examples of utilities are:
- Electric Utility, which in some instances can be Electric power transmission or electricity distribution
- Drinking water purification and distribution
- Sewage treatment and disposal
- Other waste disposal
- Natural gas distribution
- District heat generation and distribution
- Public transport by bus, train, etc.
- Cable television and telephone lines
Public Utilities :: Business and Economy
Public Utilities :: Business and Economy
Aiken Electric Cooperative - Provides electricity throughout nine western South Carolina counties. Includes news, service and contact details, and employment opportunities.
Black River Electric Cooperative - Not-for-profit, electric cooperative providing energy services to Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee and Sumter counties; learn about the community, power costs, and payment addresses.
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Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina - Association representing co-ops throughout the state; includes map of carriers by services area, article on deregulation, company profile, and related links.
Piedmont Municipal Power Agency - Joint action agency formed by ten municipal electric utilities in the northwest section of South Carolina; site includes links to member cities, activities for kids, and information on move toward deregulation.
Santee Cooper Power - Electric company providing information about the company, home services, and community information.
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SCANA Corporation - Power provider providing news, payment options, FAQs, locations, and investor information.
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