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.
Paisley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, Florida, United States. The population was 734 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area. Paisley is home to Boy Scout Camp La-No-Che on the north shore of Lake Norris which at times during the summer and other special events has a larger population than the CDP itself. On the morning of February 2, 2007, a tornado touched down in the community and was blamed for at least 14 deaths.