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.
North Springfield is an unincorporated community in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. It lies at an altitude of 495 feet (151 m). A post office has been operated in North Springfield since 1832. It is the location of the Stellafane Observatory, which is a National Historic Landmark.