utilities

Example Sentences

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Residents who live near the affected streets have also been asked to leave as the council is turning off utilities in some properties.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

The update will also shift some allowances from gas to electric utilities, and increase funding for the California Climate Credit, a rebate that appears automatically on people’s utility bills.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

The market hasn’t fully priced the next logical step: Big Tech acquiring regulated utilities outright.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Essentially, the auto maker will repurpose battery capacity once destined for EVs into backup power packs for utilities and data centers.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

But my move to the trailer park—for the purpose, you will recall, of taking a second job—made me responsible for $625 a month in rent alone, utilities not included.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich