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.
Bonaire is an unincorporated area in Houston County in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is just 2 miles south of Warner Robins. It is part of the Warner Robins, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bonaire is the hometown of current Governor Sonny Perdue. The population of Bonaire is 13,999 . Bonaire has experienced a 129% growth in population since 1990. It is not known if Bonaire will be incorporated, but if it isn't, there is a chance that it will be annexed by Warner Robins. A large amount of Bonaire is located on and around Georgia State Route 247, which is connected to Interstate 75 by Georgia State Route 96.