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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In addition, many roads, public utilities and businesses were damaged.
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Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2025
New electricity tariffs also could provide the impetus for public utilities and co-ops to mobilize on grid modernization projects to bolster reliability and access to renewable energy.
—Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
The utility, however, has told state public utilities regulators that fire officials have not suggested its electric facilities played a part in the fire’s ignition.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
Under the Communications Act of 1934, such public utility services are subject to government regulation.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 3 Jan. 2025
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Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2025
New electricity tariffs also could provide the impetus for public utilities and co-ops to mobilize on grid modernization projects to bolster reliability and access to renewable energy.
—Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
The utility, however, has told state public utilities regulators that fire officials have not suggested its electric facilities played a part in the fire’s ignition.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
Under the Communications Act of 1934, such public utility services are subject to government regulation.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Public utility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20utility. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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