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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State policymakers also have an important role to play because state public utility commissions set many of the policies that govern utilities.
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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
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.
—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
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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
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.
—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
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“Public utility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20utility. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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