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.
Acworth is a city in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 13,422. Census estimated a 2005 population of 17,428. Nicknamed the “Lake City,” is located in the foothills of the North Georgia Mountains along the southeastern banks of Lake Acworth and Allatoona Lake on the Etowah River. Acworth's nickname is "The Lake City. " Acworth Beach is located on nearby Lake Allatoona and Lake Acworth.