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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Cable, Internet, and Phone Outages Unlike public utilities, cable and internet services are usually billed on a monthly basis.
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Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2025
Regulators – The Gatekeepers State public utility commissions approve rates, capital recovery plans, and allowable returns.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
State policymakers also have an important role to play because state public utility commissions set many of the policies that govern utilities.
—Brian Deese, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2025
And, can a public utilities board member also snag Wyandotte County’s top leadership role?
—Sofi Zeman
august 21, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2025
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Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2025
Regulators – The Gatekeepers State public utility commissions approve rates, capital recovery plans, and allowable returns.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
State policymakers also have an important role to play because state public utility commissions set many of the policies that govern utilities.
—Brian Deese, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2025
And, can a public utilities board member also snag Wyandotte County’s top leadership role?
—Sofi Zeman
august 21, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 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 30 Sep. 2025.
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