Definition of public utility
: a business organization (such as an electric company) performing a public service and subject to special governmental regulation
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Because of this, there are no public utilities presently serving the site, wetlands need mitigation, and mass grading was not performed on the site when the area was prepared for the business park.
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The public utility announced that Muscle Shoals Holdings LLC made the highest bid at auction of $5 million.
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Some municipal networks are owned by public utilities, such as Iowa’s Cedar Falls Utilities or the Electric Power Board of Chattanooga, Tenn.
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And other companies get tamed by getting turned into a public utility.
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Among public utilities the Tennessee Valley authority was No. 1 with 1,271 megawatts of wind power edging out Austin for the top slot.
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The house has central air and is connected to public utilities.
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That foggy concept has become in practice regulating the internet as a public utility, which the Obama Administration did in 2015.
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The Californian plan was supported by construction groups, solar manufacturers and public utilities, and opposed by no-one in industry.
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First Known Use of public utility
1895
PUBLIC UTILITY Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of public utility for English Language Learners
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: a company (such as an electric company) that provides a public service and must follow special rules made by the government
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: a business organization (as an electric company) performing a public service and subject to special government regulation
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