is the right to use real estate that vests in a person or entity such as a power company or railroad. There is a servient estate but no dominant estate.

For example, an electric company may own an easement across several properties to install power poles and transmission wires. Other common easements in gross are found in utility easements, oil pipeline easement, sewer easements, and drainage easements. Unlike commercial easements in gross, personal easements in gross generally expire with death of the easement holder.