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.
Fulda is an unincorporated town in Harrison Township, Spencer County, Indiana. The town of Fulda was founded in 1845 by Milton Jackson, who came to Spencer County from Kentucky. In 1847, the parish of St. Boniface was started in Fulda by Father Kundek. There are around 200 residents in Fulda. Fulda is home to The Village Hut, Louie's Tavern, Fulda Sportsman Club, Waninger and Sons Timber Company, Automated Routing, Spencer County Memorial Forest, and a ballpark. The Village Hut is a gas station/convenience store. The Fulda Post Office is inside of the store. They also sell hunting licenses, party supplies, seeds, amish furniture, tanning packages, deli food, groceries, and pizzas. The store is also a check-in station for deer and turkeys. The Spencer County Memorial Forest features a very large World War II Veteran's memorial. There is a shooting match the first weekend of October. There are also shelter houses that are available for rent.