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Best Practice Guide GlossaryBrowse the glossary alphabetically: UTILITY Return to list of termsA regulated entity that exhibits the characteristics of a natural monopoly. For the purposes of electric industry restructuring, "utility" refers to the regulated, vertically-integrated electric company. "Transmission utility" refers to the regulated owner/operator of the transmission system only. "Distribution utility" refers to the regulated owner/operator of the distribution system that serves retail customers. Source: California Energy Commission |