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.
Churubusco is a hamlet in the Town of Clinton, in Clinton County, New York, United States. The community is located on New York State Route 189 north of U.S. Route 11 near the Quebec border. The community was named in honor of the U.S. troops that fought in the Battle of Churubusco campaign during the Mexican–American War. The area ZIP code is 12923.