1.   Besides Aquila Merchant Services, which trades energy, the company owns and operates utilities in seven states and foreign countries, including Canada and New Zealand.

2.   Also left unanswered in the report was who would manage and operate the utility for the power authority.

3.   Operating a utility in the U.K. is appealing because its regulations offer more incentives than those in the U.S., Boren said.

4.   The company would continue to operate international utilities and its U.S. regulated utilities, including Missouri Public Service.

5.   The scheme allows private companies to operate state utilities at a profit before turning it over to the government.

6.   Now cities and regions within California that operate independent utilities or have more stable power supplies are developing their own marketing campaigns to attract industry.

7.   The local state government will control police and operate utilities in the rest of the city.