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.
Trinity Center is a small unincorporated community in Trinity County, California located 29 miles (47 km) north of Weaverville. It is home to Trinity Lake, a popular summer tourist destination. 759 people use a Trinity Center address. The telephone prefix is266-xxxx or more rarely286-xxxx. It is home to a store, a few restaurants, a small airport, a marina, a community church, several campgrounds, and even a small resort. The town of Trinity Center also includes another village called Coffee Creek. The ZIP code is 96091.