NAICS 2022 · in 92613
926130
Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities
Analysis
NAICS 926130 is the 2022 national industry for regulation and administration of communications, electric, gas, and other utilities, part of 92613 (Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities). Census lists 14 example activities under it in the official index.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include communications commissions, communications licensing commissions and agencies, energy development and conservation programs, government and federal Communications Commission (FCC), among 14 in all.
For example, operating utilities are classified in 221 (Utilities) instead.
Census lists 2 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 221 and 531190. Businesses that do several things are classified by their primary activity, the one that generates the most value, so check those boundaries before settling on this code.
County Business Patterns excludes public administration, so there is no establishment count for it.
Official definition
This industry comprises government establishments primarily engaged in the administration, regulation, licensing, and inspection of utilities, such as communications, electric power (including fossil, nuclear, solar, water, and wind), gas and water supply, and sewerage.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
Index entries (14)
- Communications commissions
- Communications licensing commissions and agencies
- Energy development and conservation programs, government
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Irrigation districts, nonoperating
- Licensing and inspecting of utilities
- Mosquito eradication districts
- Nuclear energy inspection and regulation offices
- Public service (except transportation) commissions, nonoperating
- Public utility (except transportation) commissions, nonoperating
- Regulation of utilities
- Sanitation districts, nonoperating
- Solar energy regulation
- Wind generated electrical power regulation