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.
Clover is an unincorporated community in Halifax County in the southern part of the U.S. state of Virginia. Clover was an incorporated town from 1895 until 1998, when it reverted to unincorportated status. Clover is located at 36°49′58″N 78°44′00″W / 36.83278°N 78.7333333°W / 36.83278; -78.7333333 .