Its regulations exempt utilities from responsibility for protecting reactors against "an enemy of the United States," including terrorists, but it has not asked the United States government to provide security that the industry cannot.
Second, there are substantially greater uncertainties in the intellectual property, effectiveness, reliability, creativity, utility, riskiness, responsibility, conscientiousness, independence, trust, emotionality, rating assignment, and so on.
It's left trying to balance its mission to connect the world, its business that thrives on maximizing user counts and engagement, its brand as a family-friendly utility, its responsibility to protect society and democracy from misinformation and its values that endorse free speech and a voice for everyone.
The mortgage payment is not going to be your only responsibility: utilities, maintenance, property management, taxes and homeowner insurance are also on your plate.
As the independent power providers, the electricity retailers and the utilities have no responsibility for the grid's main links, they have little incentive to maintain them properly.
Also, utilities have a responsibility to make sure there is enough electricity to meet consumers' demand at all times.
Rules were vague about when payments would be made; the state's power distributor, known as Tangedco, is in poor financial health, which makes it harder for solar builders to secure loans; and the utility took no responsibility for transmitting the electricity that the developers created.
It is utility's prime responsibility to assess the operational events and implement appropriate corrective actions.
The electric utility has the responsibility of reducing the impact of peaks on electricity demand and related costs.
Politicians and utilities rarely take proper responsibility for mishaps during construction and operation, nor for radiation leaks, nor the decommissioning of irradiated components at "end of life", nor for the nuclear waste that accumulates.
The rowing association moved into the boathouse in 2004, paying a yearly management fee to the Restoration Project and taking responsibility for utilities and insurance; Mr. Curry said the rowing programs, even when supplemented by the rental fees charged to a few colleges for the privilege of rowing out of Sharp, never came close to breaking even.
