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In my town, most of our utilities are public utility districts that are a private company with a publicly elected board of directors.
Our electric company, SMUD, is fantastic with excellent customer service and much cheaper rates than PG&E.
I called SMUD about a tree that was leaning towards a power pole during a storm and they cut it down within 4 hours!
I’ve been to some board meetings to complain about some shenanigans with our water district, and it’s pretty cool to see public oversight in action.
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In my town, most of our utilities are public utility districts that are a private company with a publicly elected board of directors.
Our electric company, SMUD, is fantastic with excellent customer service and much cheaper rates than PG&E.
I called SMUD about a tree that was leaning towards a power pole during a storm and they cut it down within 4 hours!
I’ve been to some board meetings to complain about some shenanigans with our water district, and it’s pretty cool to see public oversight in action.