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 recent years, police have sought data not just from public utilities, but from digital platforms and even neighborhood security cameras, prompting a larger discussion on whether and how such data should be shared.
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Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Kansas law prohibits digging near the location of underground public utilities before they have been properly marked to prevent infrastructure damage.
—Matthew Kelly
july 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2025
The op-ed made the incredible claim that ratings agencies were being swayed by public utilities companies, meanwhile the PURA chair operates in the shadows.
—Timothy M. Herbst, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2025
New Jersey residents got some bad news earlier this year when the state's public utilities board warned that their electricity bills could surge up to 20% starting on June 1.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 16 June 2025
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Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Kansas law prohibits digging near the location of underground public utilities before they have been properly marked to prevent infrastructure damage.
—Matthew Kelly
july 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2025
The op-ed made the incredible claim that ratings agencies were being swayed by public utilities companies, meanwhile the PURA chair operates in the shadows.
—Timothy M. Herbst, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2025
New Jersey residents got some bad news earlier this year when the state's public utilities board warned that their electricity bills could surge up to 20% starting on June 1.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 16 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for public utility
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“Public utility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20utility. Accessed 9 Aug. 2025.
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