Utility Costs
<p>In the LodgeiT Taxonomy, Utility Costs is a category reserved for energy utility costs including electricity & gas.
 
 
A <b>public utility</b> (usually just <b>utility</b>) is an organization that maintains the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrastructure" title="Infrastructure" >infrastructure</a> for a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_services" class="mw-redirect" title="Public services" >public service</a> (often also providing a service using that infrastructure). Public utilities are subject to forms of public control and regulation ranging from local community-based groups to statewide government monopolies.
The term <b>utilities</b> can also refer to the set of services provided by these organizations consumed by the public: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_utility" title="Electric utility" >electricity</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_gas_utility" class="mw-redirect" title="Natural gas utility" >natural gas</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_utility" class="mw-redirect" title="Water utility" >water</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_industry" title="Water industry" >sewage</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadband" title="Broadband" >Broadband</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet" title="Internet" >internet</a> services (both <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed-line" class="mw-redirect" title="Fixed-line" >fixed-line</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_broadband" title="Mobile broadband" >mobile</a>) are increasingly being included within the definition.<sup id="cite_ref-merriam-webster1_1-0" class="reference" ><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_utility#cite_note-merriam-webster1-1" >[1]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-investorwords1_2-0" class="reference" ><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_utility#cite_note-investorwords1-2" >[2]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-answers1_3-0" class="reference" ><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_utility#cite_note-answers1-3" >[3]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Cpuc.ca.gov_4-0" class="reference" ><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_utility#cite_note-Cpuc.ca.gov-4" >[4]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference" ><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_utility#cite_note-5" >[5]</a></sup></p>