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.
Breinigsville is an unincorporated community located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The town is in Upper Macungie Township, approximately 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Allentown and 7 miles (11 km) east of Kutztown, Pennsylvania. Breinigsville is located along U.S. Route 222, between its intersection with the southern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 863 and Route 222's Trexlertown Bypass (Fred Jaindl Memorial Highway). The town of Breinigsville is located between Trexlertown and Maxatawny. The population of Breinigsville is 3,556.