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.
Absaraka is an unincorporated community in central Cass County, North Dakota, United States. It lies northwest of the city of Fargo, the county seat of Cass County. Its elevation is 1,070 feet (326 m), and it is located at 46°58′41″N 97°23′40″W / 46.97806°N 97.39444°W / 46.97806; -97.39444 (46.9780313, -97.3945341).