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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Matt Rector, a former Hutto city engineer who oversaw the city’s Capital Improvement Program, was approved as public utility and engineering director.
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Mason Rouser, Austin American Statesman, 16 Jan. 2026
The sale of a regulated public utility to an unregulated nonprofit required a legislative exemption.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2026
The agreement would also include plans for public utility drainage easements rights by the village, as the property on Everdon Drive has public utilities running underground, according to the Plan Commission.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Among the largest ranchers are billionaires like Stan Kroenke and Rupert Murdoch, as well as mining companies and public utilities.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 12 Jan. 2026
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Mason Rouser, Austin American Statesman, 16 Jan. 2026
The sale of a regulated public utility to an unregulated nonprofit required a legislative exemption.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2026
The agreement would also include plans for public utility drainage easements rights by the village, as the property on Everdon Drive has public utilities running underground, according to the Plan Commission.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Among the largest ranchers are billionaires like Stan Kroenke and Rupert Murdoch, as well as mining companies and public utilities.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Public utility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20utility. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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