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.
Parryville is a borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 478 at the 2000 census. Parryville is located 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Lehighton and 1-mile (1.6 km) north of Bowmanstown off Route 248 and 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Palmerton. Parryville's elevation is at 722 feet (220 m) above sea level.