public utility
noun
: a business organization (such as an electric company) performing a public service and subject to special governmental regulation
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The five-member Arizona Corporation Commission regulates Arizona's public utility companies, incorporation of businesses and organizations, and manages railroad and pipeline safety, among other duties.
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The Arizona Republic, 11 Sep. 2024
About half are owned by government agencies and public utility companies such as the U.S. Air Force, the Forest Service and Southern California Edison.
—Sydney Barragan, Orange County Register, 10 Sep. 2024
And there are about 3,000 public utilities in the United States.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2024
The two-year competition, which will ultimately pay out over $29 million, calls on teams of developers to create new generative AI systems that can safeguard the critical software that undergirds everything from financial systems and hospitals to public utilities.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2024
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The Arizona Republic, 11 Sep. 2024
About half are owned by government agencies and public utility companies such as the U.S. Air Force, the Forest Service and Southern California Edison.
—Sydney Barragan, Orange County Register, 10 Sep. 2024
And there are about 3,000 public utilities in the United States.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2024
The two-year competition, which will ultimately pay out over $29 million, calls on teams of developers to create new generative AI systems that can safeguard the critical software that undergirds everything from financial systems and hospitals to public utilities.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Public utility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20utility. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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