public utility
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Case Law, U.S. Code, Ballentine's (1916)
Definitions from Case Law
From 321 U.S. 144 - Davies Warehouse Co. v. Bowles · 1944Most cited · 427 citing opinions
Congress by the term 'public utilities' exempted those whose charges already were regulated as public utilities and hence were not probable sources of inflationary dangers.
United States Code
16 U.S.C. § 825D — in this section
The term “public utility” includes any company which is a part of a holding company system which includes a registered holding company, unless no company in such system is an electric utility.
26 U.S.C. § 136 — in this section
The term “public utility” means a person engaged in the sale of electricity or natural gas to residential, commercial, or industrial customers for use by such customers. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term “person” includes the Federal Government, a State or local government or any political subdivision thereof, or any instrumentality of any of the foregoing.
42 U.S.C. § 16451 — for purposes of this part
The term “public utility” means any person who owns or operates facilities used for transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce or sales of electric energy at wholesale in interstate commerce.
42 U.S.C. § 16462 — in this section (4 versions over time)
In this section, the term “public utility” has the meaning given the term in section 824(e) of title 16.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916