public utility
Regulated service company
A public utility is a company that provides essential services—electricity, water, natural gas, sewage treatment—to the general population.
These services typically require infrastructure that makes competition impractical, so utilities often operate as regulated monopolies with government oversight of rates and service standards.
The public utility commission approved a rate increase.
Legally separate business entity
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
- telecomRemote signal transmission field
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- internetInterconnected computer systems
gas · electric · water · sewerage · sanitation · transit · municipal · cooperative
Energy transfer rate
- generationAge-defined peer group
- transmissionSending of information
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- kilowatt-hourUnit measuring electrical consumption
wattage · voltage · transformer · substation · grid · blackout · brownout · load
Care for an ailment
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- potableSafe for ingestion
- tapValve controlling liquid flow
- mainChief or primary element
hydrant · reservoir · pumping · filtration · chlorination · fluoridation · pressure · meter
A joining or relation
- disconnectionState of being severed
- billingCharging for services rendered
- meteringControlled measurement of quantity
- outageLoss of electrical service
restoration · repair · maintenance · emergency · hotline · complaints · usage · technician
Tax on traded goods
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
franchise · licensing · certificate · affordability · deregulation · restructuring · unbundling · jurisdiction
Tubes for transporting fluids
- sewersUnderground waste conduits
- substationsVoltage transformation facilities
- fiber-opticsLight-based data transmission
- metersMeasuring devices
hydrants · mains · aqueducts · reservoirs · streetlights · easements · rights-of-way · underground
Against corporate market dominance
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- deregulationRemoving governmental business restrictions
- unbundlingSeparating combined offerings individually
- wholesaleBulk sales to merchants
State of being purchasable
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- safetyFreedom from harm
- necessityIndispensable requirement
- non-discriminationEqual treatment regardless of difference
corporation
Legally separate business entity
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
- telecomRemote signal transmission field
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
internet · gas · electric · water · sewerage · sanitation · transit · municipal · cooperative · subscriber
power
Energy transfer rate
- generationAge-defined peer group
- transmissionSending of information
- distributionAllocation across recipients
kilowatt-hour · wattage · voltage · transformer · substation · grid · blackout · brownout · load · renewable
treatment
Care for an ailment
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- potableSafe for ingestion
- tapValve controlling liquid flow
main · hydrant · reservoir · pumping · filtration · chlorination · fluoridation · pressure · meter · sewage
connection
A joining or relation
- disconnectionState of being severed
- billingCharging for services rendered
- meteringControlled measurement of quantity
outage · restoration · repair · maintenance · emergency · hotline · complaints · usage · technician · installation
tariff
Tax on traded goods
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- complianceAdhering to requirements
hearing · franchise · licensing · certificate · affordability · deregulation · restructuring · unbundling · jurisdiction · docket
pipelines
Tubes for transporting fluids
- sewersUnderground waste conduits
- substationsVoltage transformation facilities
- fiber-opticsLight-based data transmission
meters · hydrants · mains · aqueducts · reservoirs · streetlights · easements · rights-of-way · underground · overhead
antitrust
Against corporate market dominance
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- deregulationRemoving governmental business restrictions
- unbundlingSeparating combined offerings individually
wholesale · cross-subsidy · predatory · trust-busting · duopoly
affordability
State of being purchasable
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- safetyFreedom from harm
- necessityIndispensable requirement
non-discrimination · municipalization · accountability · access
- public resourcescommunity center, national park, state park, playground, visitor center
- utilitieselectricity, water supply, water line, gas service, gas
- economic entitiesbusiness, company, corporation, firm, enterprise
- public enterprisesnational bank, national railway, postal service, port authority, transit
- socialist institutionscentral committee, soviet, workers council, socialist republic, workers party
- public spacespark, plaza, street, city parks, library
public utilityprivate enterprise
Individually owned business operation
private company · privately held company · commercial enterprise · private sector · sole proprietorship
public, utility, publicly, utilize, utilities, utilization, utilized, utilizing, utilizes