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.
Mavisdale is an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States. Mavisdale is located on Virginia State Route 624 7.5 miles (12 km) southeast of Grundy. Mavisdale has a post office with ZIP code 24627.