Definitions for "Distribution Company"
Keywords:  ldc, outage, unbundled, restore, disco
The company that provides your transmission and distribution services. Your distribution company will automatically function as your electricity supplier unless you choose an alternative company. It is your distribution company that is responsible for maintaining local power lines and restoring your power during outages.
The company that delivers power to your home or business, also known as your local electric utility/distribution company. (DISCO)
A company that obtains the major portion of its natural gas operating revenues from the operation of a retail gas distribution system and that operates no transmission system other than incidental connections within its own system or to the system of another company.