Below you will find example sentences with "public utility". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Public Utility in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: utility
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 9
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 25 words

Words in this phrase

public utility

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • public can mean: Able to be known or seen by everyone; happening without concealment; open to general view. Very common word
  • utility can mean: The state or condition of being useful; usefulness. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 7 start, 10 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

and the public utility commission has 1× as a public utility analogous to 1× being a public utility so we 1× but the public utility s reservoir 1× by the public utility commission which 1× cape fear public utility authority is 1× chelan county public utility district pud 1× consolidation of public utility vehicle operators 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and the public 1× both radaza and 1× but the public 1× carrying out the 1× i read with 1× in areas not 1×

Common sentence endings:

a community asset 1× a public process 1× and emotional distress 1× announced on tuesday 1× bills he added 1× good track record 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

commission 7× power 3× infrastructure 2× cover 2× costs 2× lines 2× gas 2× overseen 2× nation 2× computing 2× electricity 2× texas 2×

Related phrases

public transport public sector public transportation public health pennsylvania public public relations public defender public records public schools public works

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around utility:

utility bills 10× power utility 7× water utility 7× utility bill 6×

Just before it in the phrase index:

public universities public transportation public transport public transit public television public swimming

Just after it in the phrase index:

public viewing public works publication titled publicly available publicly disclosed publicly funded

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

public transport public sector public transportation public health public relations public defender

Same ending:

power utility water utility

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "public utility" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 25 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as and the public utility commission has, as a public utility analogous to, commission, power and infrastructure stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with public transport, public sector, public transportation, utility bills, power utility and water utility, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with public utility

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Later on, the scheme will cover the payment of public utility bills, he added. (14 words)

And the Public utility commission has already signed off on a 15% increase in electricity costs. (16 words)

The state Public Utility Commission says its Safety Division is investigating if the public utility infrastructure or operations contributed. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

You’ve probably never heard the names of the people on your state’s public utility commission, but these under-the-radar regulators have enormous power to transform the nation’s power grid and alleviate the climate crisis. (38 words)

In areas not designated for growth, utilities and their ratepayers are forbidden to cover the costs of extending utility lines to new developments—and developers will be required to pay the full cost of public utility infrastructure. (37 words)

But the public utility's reservoir levels fell far below average in 2023, during an unusually hot and dry year across Canada, raising concern about the future of hydro electricity in the face of climate change. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

The state Public Utility Commission says its Safety Division is investigating if the public utility infrastructure or operations contributed.

In areas not designated for growth, utilities and their ratepayers are forbidden to cover the costs of extending utility lines to new developments—and developers will be required to pay the full cost of public utility infrastructure.

Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW), overseen by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, is the nation's largest municipally owned natural gas utility.

This was preceded by decades by the metaphor of utility computing (1961): computing as a public utility, analogous to the phone system.

Carrying out the provisions of the law would be overseen by the Public Utility Commission, which would develop and implement clean heat programs designed through a public process.

And the Public utility commission has already signed off on a 15% increase in electricity costs.

In March, Orange Newsmedia reported that the Public Utility Commission of Texas approved Entergy Texas’ proposal to build the 1,215-megawatt combined-cycle power plant near Bridge City.

I read with interest the article about the Snohomish County Public Utility District (“PUD eyeing conservation and innovation to meet growing energy need,” The Herald, Feb. 21).

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Later on, the scheme will cover the payment of public utility bills, he added.

Of course, we have the great advantage of being a public utility, so we exist to be a community asset.

Regulatory bodies like state public utility commissions are less likely to approve costly projects with technologies that have not established a good track record.

The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority is urging the state to study the health risks of toxic chemicals found in people’s drinking water.

The December 31 deadline for the consolidation of public utility vehicle operators will not be extended, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. announced on Tuesday.

The rotary-winged aircraft is being used as part of a Chelan County Public Utility District (PUD) project to replace the numbered tags on its transmission lines in the area.

This is in protest of the approaching deadline for the consolidation of traditional public utility jeepneys on December 31.

Both Radaza and Mabaso are reportedly jobless while Tapere is said to be a driver of a public utility jeepney (PUJ).

But the public utility's reservoir levels fell far below average in 2023, during an unusually hot and dry year across Canada, raising concern about the future of hydro electricity in the face of climate change.

Several hours later, it said that X had registered its accounts - both in Japanese and English - as "public utility", which resolved the issue.

The Oregon Public Utility Commission rejected PacifiCorp’s proposal on Thursday, saying it would prohibit payouts for noneconomic damages such as pain, mental suffering and emotional distress.

You’ve probably never heard the names of the people on your state’s public utility commission, but these under-the-radar regulators have enormous power to transform the nation’s power grid and alleviate the climate crisis.

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