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.
Pelican Lake is an unincorporated community located in Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States. Pelican Lake is located on the eastern shore of Pelican Lake and is served by U.S. Route 45, in the town of Schoepke. Pelican Lake has a post office with ZIP code 54463.