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Electric utility
* Electric utilities account for more than one-half of total emissions
  - are electric utilities
* Electric utilities are the main source of fine particulate pollution
  - primary customers of the fuel cell business
  - ask customers to conserve power
  - collect a lot of tax dollars for cities, schools and local government
  - do a great job of keeping the price of energy low
  - emit an estimated two-thirds of the nation's SOx
  - form a substantial market for New Mexico-produced coal and natural gas
  - promote energy efficiency through demand-side management programs
  - rely increasingly on computerized control systems
  - represent a large portion of the toxics emission inventory
  - speak their own language
* Many electric utilities have the capability of burning either petroleum or gas.
* Most electric utilities deliver electricity
  - have Internet sites
* Some electric utilities have service territories extending beyond a single county or parish

Electrical system
* Most electrical systems work off of heat.
* are equipment
  - part of motor vehicles
  - subject to corrosion, wearing insulation, and rusted terminals
* consists mainly of wires and metal devices.
* is an utility

Heating system
* All heating systems function best when coils, filters, and heating vents are kept clean.
* are a major cause of home fires
  - part of buildings
* can blow molds, bacteria and pet dander back into the air.
* dry the air as they heat it.

Municipal utility
* Most municipal utilities provide water service outside of their corporate limits.
* Municipal utilities serve as an engine for economic development.

Phone company
* Phone companies are capable of touch
  - responsible for lines to the point of termination outside a building
* Some phone companies offer low-cost cell phones which can be used strictly for emergencies.

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Plumbing
* also removes waste from the household in the form of drainage.
* are capable of gets
  - crafts
* are located in bathrooms
  - houses
  - kitchens
  - oil refineries
  - shows
  - synagogues
  - walls
  - water fountains
  - occupations
  - part of construction
  - pipeworks
  - professions
  - trade
* can freeze when power is lost during cold weather periods
  - provide structural stability
* is an utility
  - any system that conveys fluids for a wide range of applications
  - one of Queensland's major arts
  - the system that supplies, distributes, uses, and removes water from a building
  - where the smart money goes
* part of a hospital utility system and problems can and do occur.

### social organization | institution | company | utility:

Power company
* Many power companies create electricity by boiling water and having the steam turn a motor.
* Most power companies are part of larger organisations.
* Power companies are utilities
  - burn coal and other fossil fuels to generate electricity
  - produce greenhouse gas which the trees help consume
  - reduce power slightly to absorb the surge that solar storms can cause
  - transmit alternating current to their customers via long transmission lines
* Power companies use infrared imaging to detect faulty connections in transformers and substations
  - it to make electricity

Telephone service
* is an utility
* use circuit switched connections for connecting one telephone to another.

Water company
* Some water companies get their water from surface sources.
* Water companies are monopoly suppliers
* Water companies have a responsibility to protect the environment
  - wide responsibilities for water supply, main drainage and sewage disposal

Cultural institution
* are a key component of effective education and vibrant communities
  - frameworks of meaning
* do revive a community's economy.
* reflect current issues of society.