NounSingular utility Plural utilities utility (plural utilities)
Synonyms
From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. In economics, utility is a measure of the relative satisfaction from, or desirability of, consumption of various goods and services. Given this measure, one may speak meaningfully of increasing or decreasing utility, and thereby explain economic behavior in terms of attempts to increase one's utility. The doctrine of utilitarianism saw the maximization of utility as a moral criterion for the organization of society. According to utilitarians, such as Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) and John Stuart Mill (1806-1876), society should aim to maximize the total utility of individuals, aiming for "the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people". Another theory forwarded by John Rawls (1921-2002) would have society maximize the utility of the individual initially receiving the minimum amount of utility. Utility is usually applied by economists in such constructs as the indifference curve, which plot the combination of commodities that an individual or a society would accept to maintain a given level of satisfaction. Individual utility and social utility can be construed as the dependent variable of a utility function (such as an indifference curve map) and a social welfare function respectively. When coupled with production or commodity constraints, under some assumptions, these functions can represent Pareto efficiency, such as illustrated by Edgeworth boxes in contract curves. Such efficiency is a central concept in welfare economics. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License How does a utility company benefit from reducing energy consumption? Q. Utility Companies make money from selling energy, but it seems they are always trying to reduce people's energy consumption. How does a Utility company benefit from selling LESS energy? All I can think of is that it wants to reduce capacity, but I dont know why. Help me out. Asked by Preston S - Thu Sep 6 16:39:43 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. Actually, they don't want to reduce total energy consumed. They want to avoid peak power demand spikes, which overload their systems and cause breakers to pop or equipment to burn out. So, they tell people to do their laundry at night, since during the hot day, air conditioners are using up a lot of the juice. If they can even out the demand, it helps them, so they don't have to invest in more capacity to handle extreme peak power. Answered by Robert T - Tue Sep 11 22:32:27 2007 Where can I get an adapter to connect a PUR water filter to a utility sink? Q. I purchased a PUR faucet mounted filter but it didn't come with an adapter to fit my utility sink. The faucet on the utility sink has threads that are like a garden hose male side. I need an adapter that goes from that to a normal faucet type thread. I looked on the Home depot web site and couldn't find anything. Please provide a link if you are certain they sell it. Thanks. Asked by merlotony - Sat Nov 3 19:59:27 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. You need a female hose by male faucet connector; any home depot or decent hardware store. Answered by champ2785 - Sat Nov 3 20:57:53 2007 Microsoft Kill utility has encountered a problem and has to shut down?
Q. I keep getting this on start up. Microsoft kill utility has encountered a problem and has to shut down. It went away for a long time after I loaded a real windows system on my pc, but it came back after 2 months. It is not registry problems cause every thing on here is just a couple months old so don't try getting me to buy a registry cleaner. I did a search all folders hidden and not and it doesn't find any thing named kill utility. Any ideas. Asked by speedy - Sun Jan 17 11:06:56 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments From Yahoo Answer Search: "utility"  news.google.com BusinessWeek ... Saskatchewan, was struck by a seven- minute power outage yesterday, according to James Parker, a spokesman for SaskPower, the local utility . ... and more » news.google.com al.com (blog) MOBILE, Ala. -- A 94-year-old Prichard woman answered her door last month to find a man and woman with a baby and a story about needing to ... and more » news.google.com Capitol Weekly This one-time item reflects activities outside of PG&E's regular utility operations and is expected to impact total GAAP earnings between $0.06 and $0.09 ... PG&E prepared to spend $35 million on June ballot measure Los Angeles Times (blog) PG&E spending millions on Prop 16 Cal Coast News CPUC plans hearing on PG&E power play on June ballot Manteca Bulletin all 9 news articles » From Google News Search: "utility" From Yahoo Image Search: "utility"  suhd.com admin ue, 16 Mar 2010 01:49:31 GM Music Organizer - is one of the PC best music organizer solutions. With this good music organizer your audio will be asily organized. MP3 Music.  utility-exchange.co.uk Emma ue, 16 Mar 2010 10:49:34 GM Utility. Exchange compare renewable energy prices everyday saving you time, money and energy. Request a FREE quote online or call 0800 411 8830.  racdelvf1963.l0lz.com racdelvf1963 ue, 16 Mar 2010 10:18:17 GM Wayne No Clogging . Utility. Pump Submersible 14 Hp Vip25. Model vip25 non-clogging vortex pump. Corrosion-resistant, reinforced thermoplastic motor housing, From Google Blog Search: "utility" |
