energy provider

Electricity or gas

An energy provider is a company that supplies electricity, natural gas, or other fuel to homes and businesses.

In deregulated markets, customers may choose among competing energy providers: We switched energy providers to get a lower rate.

The term sometimes extends to companies that generate power, though these are more precisely called energy producers.

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utility company · supplier · meter · net metering · bill · kilowatt · solar · wind · turbine · electric bill · generator · outlet · current · voltage · fuel · natural gas · coal · nuclear

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Opposites
supply vs consumption role

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Ultimate product recipient

ratepayer · demand side · load · subscriber · household

energy source type

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Business mining sedimentary fuel

grid function

energy providerpower grid

Linked transmission system

electrical grid · energy grid · distribution network · transmission system · power lines

Family

energy, provider, energies, energetic, energetically, energize, energized, energizing, energizer

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