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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Amazon also announced a new agreement with utility company Energy Northwest, a consortium of state public utilities, to fund the development, licensing and construction of four SMRs in Washington state.
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
His interest in setting costs to particular contexts extended to public utilities.
—Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
The bill’s first draft prohibited all public utilities operating in Maryland from passing on lobbying and political advocacy costs to ratepayers.
—Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025
The 40-page law addresses public water systems and wastewater treatment facilities; public utilities and manufacturing facilities; and energy, water, wastewater and manufacturing facilities.
—Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Dec. 2024
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
His interest in setting costs to particular contexts extended to public utilities.
—Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
The bill’s first draft prohibited all public utilities operating in Maryland from passing on lobbying and political advocacy costs to ratepayers.
—Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025
The 40-page law addresses public water systems and wastewater treatment facilities; public utilities and manufacturing facilities; and energy, water, wastewater and manufacturing facilities.
—Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Public utility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20utility. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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