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.
Pershing is an unincorporated community in northern Rochester Township, Fulton County, Indiana, United States. It lies along CR400W northwest of the city of Rochester, the county seat of Fulton County. Its elevation is 751 feet (229 m), and it is located at 41°5′46″N 86°19′8″W / 41.09611°N 86.31889°W / 41.09611; -86.31889 (41.0961532, -86.3188916).