Office of War Utilities

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The Office of War Utilities was a U.S. World War II–era government agency responsible for coordinating and regulating civilian utility services to support wartime production and resource conservation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal agency
World War II-era government agency
aimedAt ensuring reliable utility supply for war industries
prioritizing utilities for military and defense needs
reducing nonessential civilian utility consumption
appliesTo civilian utility services
electric power services
gas services
other essential public utilities
water services
country United States of America
surface form: United States
hasMainRole coordination of civilian utility services
regulation of civilian utility services
support of resource conservation
support of wartime production
hasPurpose to conserve critical fuel and power resources
to coordinate utilities in support of the U.S. war effort
to stabilize civilian access to essential utilities during wartime
historicalContext United States home front during World War II
locatedIn Washington, D.C. (approximate/typical for U.S. wartime agencies)
operatingPeriod World War II
partOf Office of War Mobilization
surface form: United States wartime mobilization apparatus
regulates allocation of utility resources
utility service priorities
utility usage standards
sector public utilities management
wartime economic regulation

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War Production Board subOrganization Office of War Utilities