LAS VEGAS, NV — “Utilities used to be easy to define.” Those were the words of Frank Shepard of The Trane Company as he addressed attendees of ACCA’s recent convention here. “I grew up in Tennessee and thought utilities were part of the government because of the TVA project.”
With deregulation of the energy market becoming more commonplace, confusion abounds about who the “new” providers are and what services will be available — and what role utilities play as energy providers.