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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Those most recent rate increases were reviewed and approved by Newsom appointees at the state public utilities commission.
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Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
What’s at stake: The influential Corporation Commission regulates public utilities, oil, gas and other energy sources, commercial transportation and petroleum storage tanks.
—USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Nearly two million Americans have tap water that contains more than twice the amount of fluoride thought to be safe by the U.S. government, 0.7 mg/L.
Experts say contacting your local water utility company or public utilities office is the best way to know how much fluoride is in your water.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 23 Oct. 2024
In addition, the recent DARPA AI Cyber Challenge showed that developers could create new generative AI systems to safeguard critical software that undergirds everything from financial systems and hospitals to public utilities.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
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Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
What’s at stake: The influential Corporation Commission regulates public utilities, oil, gas and other energy sources, commercial transportation and petroleum storage tanks.
—USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Nearly two million Americans have tap water that contains more than twice the amount of fluoride thought to be safe by the U.S. government, 0.7 mg/L.
Experts say contacting your local water utility company or public utilities office is the best way to know how much fluoride is in your water.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 23 Oct. 2024
In addition, the recent DARPA AI Cyber Challenge showed that developers could create new generative AI systems to safeguard critical software that undergirds everything from financial systems and hospitals to public utilities.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Public utility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20utility. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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