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.
Moose Lake is a city in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,239 at the 2000 census. Moose Lake State Park is nearby. Interstate 35; Minnesota State Highways 27 and 73; and County 61 are four of the main routes in the community.