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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This will not be available at launch, but will come shortly after once Hyundai assembles the right tech and public utility partners.
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Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which acknowledges that hackers have targeted US public utilities control systems, partially protects The Grid.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
The Maryland Public Service Commission, the state agency that regulates public utilities, will make the final decision on whether the project will be built through Baltimore, Frederick and Carroll counties.
—Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2025
In addition, many roads, public utilities and businesses were damaged.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2025
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Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which acknowledges that hackers have targeted US public utilities control systems, partially protects The Grid.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
The Maryland Public Service Commission, the state agency that regulates public utilities, will make the final decision on whether the project will be built through Baltimore, Frederick and Carroll counties.
—Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2025
In addition, many roads, public utilities and businesses were damaged.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Public utility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20utility. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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