Is there a national database of the retail utilities serving every city?

Hi David:

I'm not aware of a national database, so I did a couple of web-searches. There are at least some states that have electric utility service area maps. 

For instance, California (my home state) has one. Start at this site:

The above linked site dives you a choice of Arc GIS, PDF Maps or interactive Web maps. It started with the Web Maps but couldn't make it work properly. Thus, I went to the PDF Maps, and it popped up a page of choices, and one of the first ones was Electric Utility Service Areas, which I clicked on, and it brought up a large map. The largest utilities (by area) were color coded. Smaller utilities showed the outline of the utility, filled in with a contrasting color, and either a name in the service area or nearby. The smallest utilities were grouped, but had the names of utilities for each group. I zoomed in, but even the highest zoom didn't provide any additional details.

Good Luck

-John

Counties are in the 861 Service Territory file.

I don’t know of any source by city.

If municipal utilities are the focus, I suggest starting with the American Public power Association (publicpower.org). I believe that every municipal electric utility is a member. These municipal utilities are the retail provider in most cases. For retail providers in deregulated markets, you might want to try the Retail Energy Supply Association (resausa.org).

+1

Interested in this for not only USA but a few other countries too.