Part one of term paper
The electric utility industry began in the late 1870's as street lighting and electric railway business by private electric companies. Through the years it has grown to become one of the nation's largest business enterprises. Some municipally owned electric systems were established to provide street lights and to replace arc lighting system ...

Part two of term paper
... the industry are vertically integrated, providing generating, transmitting and distributing services as a single firm, such as Entergy Corporation in our area. The federal government entered the commercial industry only incidentally; electric power was produced as a by-product of irrigation and flood control projects. Power not needed in the operation of the projects was sold commercially. In 1932, private electric companies owned 93 percent of the generating capacity in the country (Weidenbaum ...