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.
Pursglove is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. Pursglove is located on U.S. Route 19 4.5 miles (7 km) northwest of downtown Morgantown. Pursglove has a post office with ZIP code 26546.