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.
Climax is an unincorporated community in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA. Its Zip Code is 27233. It is located along North Carolina Highway 22 and North Carolina Highway 62 near its junction with the U.S. Highway 421 freeway. The oddly named community is found just south of Pleasant Garden and is nearly on the Randolph County line. Climax is also home to the Hobson Cricket Grounds where teams from the Mid Atlantic Cricket Conference compete. A small general aviation airport (Southeast Greensboro) is also located in Climax. Famous Nascar team Petty Enterprises is located nearby in neighboring Level Cross.