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.
Horse Creek is an unincorporated community in western Laramie County, Wyoming, United States. It lies along WYO 211 northwest of the city of Cheyenne, the county seat of Laramie County. Its elevation is 6,506 feet (1,983 m), and it is located at 41°24′54″N 105°10′56″W / 41.415°N 105.18222°W / 41.415; -105.18222 (41.4149783, -105.1822002). Although Horse Creek is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 82061. Public education in the community of Horse Creek is provided by Laramie County School District #1.