1.   Another favorite is the Korea Electric Power Co., or Kepco, the monopoly electric utility in South Korea.

2.   State regulators responsible for policing the monopoly utilities say there is little they can do now but rubber-stamp the increases.

3.   The old system of granting one utility a monopoly in a geographic area is being scrapped.

4.   The study offers the latest prediction on what will happen to prices as the electric power industry deregulates and monopoly utilities are forced to compete for the first time.

5.   There will be a benefit in the air cleanup required of monopoly utilities as part of the bargain, and green power options.

6.   In a statement to the media, Havel criticized the Czech monopoly utility that runs the project, known under the acronym CEZ.

7.   Traditionally, monopoly utilities have provided electrical power, but recent competition in the industry has allowed customers in many areas to choose their power company.

8.   Wisconsin, Colorado, and Texas are a few of the states where monopoly utilities offer environmentally friendly energy sources.