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.
Bob White is an unincorporated community located on West Virginia Route 85 in Boone County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The community's ZIP code is 25028. There is a service station, convenience store, and post office. Most of Bob White's residents are employed by the coal mining industry. Bob White is served by Van Elementary and Van Junior-Senior High Schools.