If, say, a hospital or an energy utility were taken down by hackers, the government would be able to dispatch its cyberdefenders.

Builders and developers and others often must have written permission from the energy utility before embarking on any significant changes around the lake.

Spending on infrastructure should be looking good because of the amount of money flowing out of water companies, energy utilities and the railways.

Four of the big six energy utilities are foreign-owned giants that have been hit hard by troubles in their home markets.

Among energy utilities, there are other factors at work.