No. There are several municipally owned and co-op-owned electric utilities in the US.Founded in 1940, the American Public Power Association is the voice of not-for-profit, community-owned utilities that power 2,000 towns and cities nationwide, serving more than 49 million customers and 96,000 employees. LIPA is a member of this association.The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), founded around 1947, is the trade association of electric co-ops that service mostly rural areas. America’s electric cooperatives are energy providers and engines of economic growth for 42 million Americans.