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.
Slatedale is an unincorporated community in northern Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is 3.1 miles west of the borough of Slatington. Emergency Services The village of Slatedale is served by the Citizen's Fire Co #1, Slatedale for fire protection and Northern Valley EMS for ambulance services. ' Both towns are named after the large amount of slate found in the area.