A state law has spurred 13 utility pilot projects aimed at creating neighborhoodwide thermal energy networks — a climate strategy gaining traction nationwide.
This kind of district heating is much more common in Europe, and fairly uncommon in the US
Electric and gas utilities in most of the US are private for-profit enterprises subject to state regulation. There is a patchwork of municipal utilities as well, but they’re a much smaller part of it. Some areas have fairly extreme examples of regulatory capture, where the regulators are more or less working for the for-profit utilities.
Water utilities are mostly municipal, though a few are privately owned.
Electric and gas utilities in most of the US are private for-profit enterprises subject to state regulation. There is a patchwork of municipal utilities as well, but they’re a much smaller part of it. Some areas have fairly extreme examples of regulatory capture, where the regulators are more or less working for the for-profit utilities.
Water utilities are mostly municipal, though a few are privately owned.