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.
Mikana is an unincorporated community located in Barron County, Wisconsin, United States. Mikana is located on the western shore of Red Cedar Lake and is southwest of Birchwood, in the town of Cedar Lake. Mikana has a post office with ZIP code 54857.