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.
Talmoon is an unincorporated community in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located between Deer River and Big Falls at the junction of Minnesota Highway 6 and Minnesota Highway 286. Talmoon is located within the Chippewa National Forest.