utility industry

collocation in English

meaningsofutilityandindustry

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utility
noun
uk
/juːˈtɪl.ə.ti/us
/juːˈtɪl.ə.t̬i/
a service that is used by the public, such as an electricity or ...
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industry
noun
uk
/ˈɪn.də.stri/us
/ˈɪn.də.stri/
the companies and activities involved in the process of producing goods for sale, especially in a factory or ...
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(Definition ofutilityandindustryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofutility industry

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After all, it is a publicutilityindustrywith little financial risk.
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No one wants an industry—autilityindustryor any other—to be run solely in the interests of the workers.
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The plan faced an uphill fight against theutilityindustryand advocates for consumers.
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More essentially, it includes general updates and critical revisions that directly contact the powerutilityindustry.
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Exelon has the largest market capitalization in the electricutilityindustry.
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Intended for use inutilityindustrymarkets, it is designed to allow for operation with gloved hands.
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This reporting system, initiated by the electricutilityindustryin 1982, expands and extends the data collection procedures begun by the industry in 1963.
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However, electricutilityindustryhas little fervor.
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Smart metering and otherutilityindustryapplications continue to grow, with initiatives triggered by the challenges facing the energy industry in all parts of the world.
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His work on pricing of priority service for electric power has been implemented in theutilityindustry.
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Hence, excess capacity might be retained to harvesting years with high levels of biomass-a 'peak load' issue comparable to electric utility industries.
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There is no excuse for a windfall tax on the privatised utility industries.
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Surely, it does not mean the protection of consumers from the utility industries.
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I am announcing today an inter-departmental review of the regulation of the utility industries.
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The comparison and contrast with the utility industries is constructive in this regard.
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Profits have been earned by the privatised utility industries because they have been well managed.
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Placed in the marker is, first, the concern that the new regulatory scheme falls outside the established regulatory licensing scheme that exists for all four of the utility industries.
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What business experience do those councillors have, particularly in the utility industries, and are their experience and expertise greater than those of the two existing chairmen?
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