The word "utilities" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to things like electricity, gas, water, and other services provided by a public utility. For example: "Most people cannot live without the basic utilities provided by their local utility companies."
"We've seen energy prices going through the roof, and I think we have to get much tougher on regulating these public utilities".
When asked about the terms and conditions of the loan Georges said: "I was told by Nick di Girolamo they were in mediation with Sydney Water and I got a bit excited because Sydney Water is a big utilities company.
But pensioner concession cards are provided by state governments, and at least some of the benefits they offer – like discounts on transport and utilities – are paid for by the states.
To get the money together, Athens has been ransacking its health budget and the reserves of its public utilities.
Opower is an energy efficiency software firm that works with utilities in the US (and First Utility in the UK) to provide customers with information on their energy use.
Living in an eco-house and eating organic food from hand-crafted pots in a world where alternative medicine always works is a long way from getting to grips with environmental life-and-death issues for individuals, communities, cultures and planet alike: the redistribution of wealth, including resources, utilities, land, labour, services and so on.
Furthermore, by leveraging this data, businesses will be able to offer personalised services for users, for example smart meter data could permit utilities to offer new tariffs, such as time-of use pricing which will encourage end-users to use energy in off-peak times when it is cheaper.
"In comparison, net spending on utilities and groceries is growing more slowly than consumer spending overall, a reflection of falling fuel prices at the pump and the grocery sector's intense price competitions".
That means bigger fines for work that overruns and, for our busiest and most important routes, it means making the utilities pay to rent the road space they dig up".
"A growing number of water utilities that have gone through a re-municipalisation process are increasingly ready, along with other institutions, to share experiences and provide practical support.
But it wouldn't just limit it to food, rent and utilities.
