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.
Goodland is an unincorporated community in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. Goodland is located on Minnesota State Highway 65 19 miles (31 km) east-southeast of Grand Rapids. Goodland has a post office with ZIP code 55742.