Major utilities in the New York area confirm that they have begun getting checks from the Salvation Army in payment of outstanding bills, but they say they cannot confirm that someone did not fall through the cracks, as one utility spokeswoman said.
Most major utilities in the country are Spanish-owned.
In California, though, the major utilities have been badly battered.
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In 1999, some of the major utilities petitioned for the right to sign such contracts.
The Clinton administration sued several major utilities, accusing them of skirting the rules.
British Steel, British Petroleum, Rolls Royce, British Airways, water and electricity were among the major utilities for sale.
Meanwhile, some companies that are not major energy question what influence will they have, when compared with the major utilities?
"I reject the irresponsible notion that we can afford to allow our major utilities to go bankrupt," he said.
It is, rightly, to get major utilities to curb their greenhouse-gas emissions before the government acts.
Continuing state ownership and support of some major utilities, like Electricité de France, is creating friction with neighboring nations that have privatized faster.
