Public utilities provide electric, gas, water or telephone service to customers in a specified area. Utilities have a duty to provide safe and adequate service on reasonable terms to anyone who lives within the service area on without discriminating between customers. Because most utilities operate in near monopolistic conditions, they can be heavily regulated by local, state, and federal authorities. Generally, the local and state agencies are called Public Service Commissions (PSC) or Public Utility Commissions (PUC). Municipal Utilities and Rural Electric Cooperatives may be unregulated though.
Glenhaven (formerly, Gum Tree Point) is an unincorporated community in Lake County, California. It is located on Clear Lake 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Clearlake Oaks, at an elevation of 1345 feet (410 m).