"Key among these advantages are operating benefits that should yield greater efficiency and improved, long-term competitiveness for the utility operations of both companies," the executives said.

Following passage, the Montana Power Company divested itself of its utility operations and became a telecommunications company.

By the 1990s, flat revenues from the utility operations led the company to establish a subsidiary (Varistar) to acquire and oversee non-utility businesses.

In late 2008, the company completed a reorganization to move the utility operations into a separate subsidiary within Otter Tail Corporation.

The current storm has interfered with radio transmissions and utility operations.

This diversification program has succeeded to the point where the utility operations are no longer the company's main source of revenue.

Its businesses include regulated electric and natural gas utility operations and other energy-related businesses.

Pacificorp has electric utility operations in seven Western states.

In 1980, he became group vice president of customer service and in 1985 was elected executive vice president of utility operations.

The company's utility operation and maintenance expense of $112 per customer in fiscal 2006 was also lower than its peer group average of $218 per customer.