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.
Irma is an unincorporated community located in Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States. Irma is located on U.S. Route 51 14 miles (23 km) north of Merrill, in the town of Birch. Irma has a post office with ZIP code 54442.