22 Utilities
The Sector as a Whole The Utilities sector comprises establishments engaged in the provision of the following utility services: electric power, natural gas, steam supply, water supply, and sewage treatment and disposal. Within this sector, the specific activities associated with the utility services provided vary by utility: electric power includes generation, transmission, and distribution; natural gas includes distribution; steam supply includes provision and/or distribution; water supply includes treatment and distribution; and sewage removal includes collection, treatment, and disposal of waste through sewer systems and sewage treatment facilities. Excluded from this sector are establishments primarily engaged in waste management services classified in Subsector 562, Waste Management and Remediation Services. These establishments also collect, treat, and dispose of waste materials; however, they do not use sewer systems or sewage treatment facilities.
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- What is NAICS 2022 22?
- NAICS 2022 22 is "Utilities". The Sector as a Whole The Utilities sector comprises establishments engaged in the provision of the following utility services: electric power, natural gas, steam supply, water supply, and sewage treatment and disposal. Within this sector, the specific activities associated with the utility services provided vary by utility: electric power includes generation, transmission, and distribution; natural gas includes distribution; steam supply includes provision and/or distribution; water supply includes treatment and distribution; and sewage removal includes collection, treatment, and disposal of waste through sewer systems and sewage treatment facilities. Excluded from this sector are establishments primarily engaged in waste management services classified in Subsector 562, Waste Management and Remediation Services. These establishments also collect, treat, and dispose of waste materials; however, they do not use sewer systems or sewage treatment facilities.
- What does NAICS 2022 22 include?
- 22 Utilities contains 1 direct subcategory: 221 Utilities.
- How does NAICS 2022 22 map to other classification systems?
- 22 Utilities has equivalents in Utility Energy Sources (due_fossil, due_nuclear, due_renew, +1 more); Utility Grid Regions (dug_region, dug_voltage); SCIAN 2018 (22). These crosswalks let you translate this code between NAICS 2022 and 3 other classification systems.
- What is the parent category of 22?
- 22 Utilities sits under 22 Utilities in the NAICS 2022 hierarchy.
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