Sales Policy

Effective Date: June 1, 2026

1. Who We Are

Utility Campus, LLC is a Maryland limited liability company. Utility Campus, LLC is a publisher of K–12 STEM curriculum and related educational materials. We do not provide regulatory, legal, financial, engineering, or utility-consulting services. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of any government agency, public utility, or utility regulator.

2. What We Sell

Utility Campus, LLC sells educational publications, including its current title How Public Utilities Work (ISBN 979-8-9953675-3-6), How Public Utilities Work: Student Edition (ISBN 979-8-9953675-4-3) and forthcoming titles. All sales are sales of educational publications only. Nothing offered for sale on this site constitutes legal advice, regulatory guidance, an official position of any regulatory body, or a recommendation regarding any utility, energy provider, rate case, tariff, or commercial transaction.

3. Retail Channels

Individual retail copies of How Public Utilities Work and How Public Utilities Work: Student Edition are available through:

  • Amazon (Kindle Direct Publishing print edition).
  • IngramSpark retail and library distribution channels, including online retailers and library wholesalers that source from IngramSpark.
  • TeachersPayTeachers.com online sales network.

Pricing on retail channels is set by the retailer subject to a list price established by Utility Campus, LLC. Retail orders are fulfilled by the retailer, not by Utility Campus, LLC.

4. Bulk and Institutional Orders

Quote-based ordering. Bulk orders of ten (10) or more copies and all institutional orders are handled through our quote-request process. To initiate a bulk order, an authorized representative of the institution must complete the quote-request form at utilitycampus.com/hpuw/order. Quote requests are reviewed by Utility Campus, LLC and responded to by email, typically within five (5) business days.

Bulk pricing tiers

List price (single copy, retail): $34.99. Bulk pricing tiers from list price:

  • 10–49 copies: 15% off list ($28.90 per copy)
  • 50–99 copies: 25% off list ($25.50 per copy)
  • 100–499 copies: 35% off list ($22.10 per copy)
  • 500+ copies: custom quote

Payment terms

  • Verified educational institutions, school districts, public libraries, and accredited non-profit educational organizations: purchase order accepted; net 30 days from invoice date.
  • Other institutional purchasers and homeschool co-operatives: prepayment required by ACH, check, or institutional credit card prior to fulfillment.
  • All prices are in U.S. dollars. Sales tax will be added where required by applicable state law. Shipping is calculated separately and quoted with the order.

Fulfillment

Bulk and institutional orders are fulfilled through IngramSpark’s direct-to-institution distribution program. Estimated delivery is fourteen (14) to twenty-one (21) business days from order confirmation. Utility Campus, LLC does not maintain a separate fulfillment warehouse and does not handle individual book shipments.

Returns and damaged shipments

Bulk orders are non-returnable except in the case of damage in transit or printing defect. Damaged or defective copies will be replaced at no charge upon notice to Utility Campus, LLC within thirty (30) days of receipt and return of the damaged copies (or photographic evidence of damage, at our discretion).

5. Educational Use, Reproduction, and Licensing

Classroom use of purchased copies. Each purchased copy of How Public Utilities Work may be used by a single teacher with a single class of students for the duration of the academic year, consistent with normal classroom use of a published curriculum. Purchasing one copy and reproducing it for distribution to multiple students is not permitted.

Limited photocopying. Teachers who have purchased the curriculum may make photocopies of weekly assessments and answer keys for use only with the students in their classroom during the academic year in which the curriculum is in use. This limited classroom-use right does not extend to (a) reproduction for distribution outside the classroom, (b) posting on the public internet, (c) inclusion in commercial training materials, or (d) any use by a person who has not purchased a copy.

Site licenses and district licenses. Schools and districts that wish to share materials across multiple classrooms or buildings should request a site or district license through the quote-request process. Site and district licensing is priced separately from the per-copy bulk pricing in Section 6.

All other rights reserved. All rights not expressly granted are reserved to Utility Campus, LLC. The curriculum, illustrations, fictional jurisdictions, assessments, and supporting materials are protected by copyright. Trademark, trade dress, and characters are the property of Utility Campus, LLC unless otherwise indicated.

6. Educational Accreditation and Recognition

How Public Utilities Work has been recognized by STEM.org Educational Research™ with the following trustmarks:

  • STEM.org Accredited™ Educational Experience — issued to Utility Campus, LLC (STEM ID 182238837)
  • STEM.org Reviewed™ Educational Media — issued to How Public Utilities Work (STEM ID 182239421)
  • Best In STEM™ distinction — issued to How Public Utilities Work (STEM ID 182239526)

Each trustmark image displayed on this site links to the corresponding STEM.org validation portal. STEM.org Educational Research™ is the issuing body. Utility Campus, LLC has no employment, consulting, ownership, or financial relationship with STEM.org Educational Research™ beyond the standard fees paid in connection with the trustmark applications. The trustmarks reflect STEM.org’s independent review of our publication. They do not constitute an endorsement by any government agency, regulator, or accrediting body other than STEM.org Educational Research™ itself.

7. Standards Alignment Claims

Utility Campus, LLC has prepared crosswalks between How Public Utilities Work and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards, and the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts (CCSS-ELA). These crosswalks are prepared in good faith by Utility Campus, LLC and reflect our own analysis. They are not endorsements by NGSS, NCSS, the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, or the Council of Chief State School Officers. Adopting educators should perform their own alignment review against their local or state curriculum requirements.

10. Author, Editor, and Publisher Information

Authorship. How Public Utilities Work and How Public Utilities Work: Student Edition are authored by Odogwu Linton, Esq. The author’s name appears on the cover, title page, and copyright page as a matter of standard publishing practice.

No regulatory affiliation. Nothing in the publication, on this website, or in connection with the sale of the publication should be construed as the official position, work product, or endorsement of any regulatory agency. The publication is the work of Utility Campus, LLC as publisher, and represents the views of the author and publisher only.

Publisher independence. Utility Campus, LLC is independently owned. We have not received funding, grants, sponsorship, or in-kind support from any regulated utility, utility-affiliated entity, or regulatory body in connection with the development of How Public Utilities Work or How Public Utilities Work: Student Edition.

11. Privacy

Personal information submitted through the quote-request form (name, institutional affiliation, email address, phone number, shipping address, estimated order size) is used solely for the purpose of preparing and fulfilling a quote and the resulting order. We do not sell, rent, or share quote-request information with third parties except as necessary for fulfillment (e.g., providing shipping addresses to IngramSpark for order fulfillment). See our full Privacy Policy for additional details.

12. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law, the total liability of Utility Campus, LLC to any purchaser arising out of or in connection with the sale of any publication is limited to the amount paid by the purchaser for that publication. Utility Campus, LLC makes no warranty that adoption of How Public Utilities Work will produce any particular educational outcome, test score result, or student performance measure.

13. Governing Law

This Sales Policy and any order placed under it are governed by the laws of the State of Maryland, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with an order is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Maryland.

14. Changes to This Policy

Utility Campus, LLC may amend this Sales Policy from time to time. The version in effect on the date a quote is issued governs the resulting order. Material changes will be summarized at the top of this page for at least sixty (60) days following the change.

15. Contact

Sales inquiries and questions about this policy: Contact us.