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.
Lake George is an unincorporated community in Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States. Lake George is located along U.S. Route 71 and Minnesota State Highway 200 11.5 miles (19 km) west of Laporte. Lake George has a post office with ZIP code 56458.