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.
Thomasville is an unincorporated community in York County, Pennsylvania, United States, west of the city of York. Its schools are part of the Spring Grove Area School District, and the town is home to Martin's Potato Chips. Thomasville is located on the Lincoln Highway, U.S. Route 30 The zip code is 17364.