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.
Perry is a city in Taylor County, Florida, United States. The population was 6,847 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 6,703. It is the county seat of Taylor County. The town was named for American Civil War general Edward A. Perry, who was the 14th Governor of Florida.