Is there any difference though? The gas you get in your pipes is the service, it doesn't change at all no matter who your provider is. You could imagine a situa

Is there any difference though? The gas you get in your pipes is the service, it doesn't change at all no matter who your provider is. You could imagine a situation where your water/sever infrastructure was maintained by one company but the service is sold by a selection of providers, who then have an incentive to pressure the operator to provide a certain standard of service.