Public power is a collection of more than 2,000 community-owned electric utilities, serving over 45 million people or about 14 percent of the nation's electricity consumers.
Public power utilities are operated by local governments to provide communities with reliable, responsive, not-for-profit electric service. Public power utilities are directly accountable to the people they serve through local elected or appointed officials.
| Date Of Record Release | 2010-02-17 16:56:19 |
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| Description | Public power is a collection of more than 2,000 community-owned electric utilities, serving over 45 million people or about 14 percent of the nation's electricity consumers. Public power utilities are operated by local governments to provide communities with reliable, responsive, not-for-profit electric service. Public power utilities are directly accountable to the people they serve through local elected or appointed officials. |
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| Keyword | Power utilities |
| Selector | Selection Committee |
| Date Of Record Creation | 2010-02-17 16:52:04 |
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| Date Last Modified | 2010-02-17 16:56:20 |
| Language | English |