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.
Keaton is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. The community's first post office was established on May 17, 1900, with Sarah A Holbrook as the postmaster and it was named after the local Keaton family. Keaton's ZIP code is 41254. Keaton is located at an elevation of 775 feet (227 m).