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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Abbas said the city promptly contacted MISS DIG — the state’s utility notification system that must be alerted before crews dig in areas of public utilities — and began repair work once cleared.
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Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 18 Aug. 2025
That idea was the driving force behind the two-year AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC), which tasked teams of developers with building generative AI tools to find and fix software vulnerabilities in the code that powers everything from banks and hospitals to public utilities.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
At issue is a provision in state law that bans public utilities from sharing customer data unless it is requested as part of a law enforcement investigation.
—Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2025
In 2018, the 5th District Appellate Court ruled the ICC lacked authority to grant the necessary certificate because Grain Belt Express did not meet the definition of a public utility.
—Catrina Barker, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2025
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Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 18 Aug. 2025
That idea was the driving force behind the two-year AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC), which tasked teams of developers with building generative AI tools to find and fix software vulnerabilities in the code that powers everything from banks and hospitals to public utilities.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
At issue is a provision in state law that bans public utilities from sharing customer data unless it is requested as part of a law enforcement investigation.
—Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2025
In 2018, the 5th District Appellate Court ruled the ICC lacked authority to grant the necessary certificate because Grain Belt Express did not meet the definition of a public utility.
—Catrina Barker, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2025
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“Public utility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20utility. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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