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.
Wausaukee is a village in Marinette County, Wisconsin, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 572. The village is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area. The name Wausaukee comes from the Menominee Indians term for "among the rolling hills. " Wausaukee is surrounded by rich, fertile farmland on which alfalfa, corn, soybeans, ginseng, and other crops are grown. There are many dairy farms in the area, as well, and Wausaukee is home to the largest dairy farm in Marinette County.