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.
Medina (is a city in Medina County, Ohio, United States. In 2009, CNNMoney named Medina the 40th best American city to live in. The population was 25,139 at the 2000 census. The 2008 projected population was estimated at 26,380. It is the county seat of Medina County.