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<h2 id="canada">Canada</h2> <p>In Canada, a public utilities commission (PUC) is a <a href="/facts/Public_utility/BzslJKc3">public utility</a> regulator, typically a <a href="/facts/Quasi-governmental/yml2hFlI">semi-independent</a> <a href="/facts/Quasi-judicial_body/ljTBDCSd">quasi-judicial tribunal</a>, owned and operated within a municipal or local government system under the oversight of one or more elected commissioners.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> Its role is analogous to a <a href="/facts/Municipal_utility_district/s3XhRrEk">municipal utility district</a> or <a href="/facts/Public_utility_district/s3XhRrEk">public utility district</a> in the US. </p><p>Below are the PUCs in Canada: </p> <ul><li>Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities (Newfoundland and Labrador)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/British_Columbia_Utilities_Commission/bbLMSkjU">British Columbia Utilities Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></li> <li>Manitoba Public Utilities Board<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></li> <li>New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Nova_Scotia_Utility_and_Review_Board/kU5FjucR">Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ontario_Energy_Board/xXmDgMRx">Ontario Energy Board</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Prince_Edward_Island_Regulatory_and_Appeals_Commission/spWYrpQD">PEI Regulatory and Appeals Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></li></ul> <p>Former commissions in Ontario include: </p> <ul><li>Berlin Public Utilities Commission (1906–1916) in <a href="/facts/Berlin,_Ontario/fVm8rhy1">Berlin, Ontario</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Brantford_Public_Utilities_Commission/65jhNe1q">Brantford Public Utilities Commission</a> (–2001) in <a href="/facts/Brantford/hEwVcqk3">Brantford, Ontario</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Galt_Public_Utilities_Commission/acLsNq9l">Galt Public Utilities Commission</a> (1962–1973) in <a href="/facts/Galt,_Ontario/d768YvS0">Galt, Ontario</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Kitchener_Public_Utilities_Commission/7PUmoMfL">Kitchener Public Utilities Commission</a> (1916–1973)</li></ul> <h2 id="united-states">United States</h2> <p>In the United States, a public utilities commission (PUC), which may also be named a public service commission (PSC), corporation commission, or similar, is a governing body that regulates the rates and services of a <a href="/facts/Public_utility/BzslJKc3">public utility</a>, such as an <a href="/facts/Electric_utility/N9UaR3PL">electric utility</a>. In some cases, government bodies with the title "public service commission" may be <a href="/facts/Civil_service_commission/Nxdsuk6q">civil service oversight bodies</a>, rather than utilities regulators. </p><p>The <a href="/facts/National_Association_of_Regulatory_Utility_Commissioners/tu9Vl1vz">National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> is the national association representing the interests of the public utilities commissions in all 50 states. The <a href="/facts/Interstate_Commerce_Commission/Mg0bXMq7">Interstate Commerce Commission</a> and <a href="/facts/Federal_Communications_Commission/Ueghz8W0">Federal Communications Commission</a> perform similar functions in their respective fields in the United States. </p><p>The first state utility regulator was the <a href="/facts/Public_Service_Commission_of_Wisconsin/xWfDzcFq">Public Service Commission of Wisconsin</a>, founded in 1907 under Governor <a href="/facts/Robert_M._La_Follette/CBc67cQz">Robert M. La Follette</a> to set minimum standards and regulate rates of monopoly utilities.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> </p> <h3>PUCs in the US by state</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Jurisdiction</th><th>Organization</th><th>Members</th><th>Selection of commissioners</th></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Mississippi/7KwuWxxT">Mississippi</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Mississippi_Public_Service_Commission/uBLI5eM4">Mississippi Public Service Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></td><td>3</td><td>Elected by district</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Montana/jPFKMuK5">Montana</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Montana_Public_Service_Commission/e0qFfKWc">Montana Public Service Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></td><td>5</td><td>Elected by district</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Nebraska/g9hHfRFU">Nebraska</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Nebraska_Public_Service_Commission/pLve2bz4">Nebraska Public Service Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></td><td>5</td><td>Elected by district</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Alabama/1Xk8EveN">Alabama</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Alabama_Public_Service_Commission/kVHoDKTT">Alabama Public Service Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></td><td>3</td><td>Elected at-large</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Arizona/6ayM3swJ">Arizona</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Arizona_Corporation_Commission/C8dpeRgE">Arizona Corporation Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></td><td>5</td><td>Elected at-large</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/New_Mexico/wosJCGaW">New Mexico</a></td><td><a href="/facts/New_Mexico_Public_Regulation_Commission/FDGjQA5U">New Mexico Public Regulation Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></td><td>3</td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Louisiana/2GvfFcKE">Louisiana</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Louisiana_Public_Service_Commission/PrUfJ8BP">Louisiana Public Service Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a></td><td>5</td><td>Elected by district</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/North_Dakota/9aNh8gAf">North Dakota</a></td><td><a href="/facts/North_Dakota_Public_Service_Commission/DPIgm4j9">North Dakota Public Service Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a></td><td>3</td><td>Elected at-large</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Oklahoma/fK28L1a4">Oklahoma</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Oklahoma_Corporation_Commission/JHR5ezGt">Oklahoma Corporation Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a></td><td>3</td><td>Elected at-large</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/South_Dakota/R51Fbf1t">South Dakota</a></td><td><a href="/facts/South_Dakota_Public_Utilities_Commission/o8YV6oqh">South Dakota Public Utilities Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a></td><td>3</td><td>Elected at-large</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Alaska/LlDNr2uR">Alaska</a></td><td><a href="https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/AboutRCA/Commission.aspx">Regulatory Commission of Alaska</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a></td><td></td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Arkansas/Qun124UP">Arkansas</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Arkansas_Public_Service_Commission/lqSLzbpd">Arkansas Public Service Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a></td><td>3</td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/California/zLW2vdQJ">California</a></td><td><a href="/facts/California_Public_Utilities_Commission/eCgA2FCd">California Public Utilities Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a></td><td>5</td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/South_Carolina/lQQX84IS">South Carolina</a></td><td><a href="/facts/South_Carolina_Public_Service_Commission/HIcokpET">South Carolina Public Service Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a></td><td>7</td><td>Legislative appointment</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Colorado/IgIHrJI5">Colorado</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Colorado_Public_Utilities_Commission/9QLtEg46">Colorado Public Utilities Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a></td><td>3</td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Connecticut/LeDhYdJG">Connecticut</a></td><td><a href="https://portal.ct.gov/pura">Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a></td><td></td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Delaware/4n4I3Rhu">Delaware</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Delaware_Public_Service_Commission/y4dLezXB">Delaware Public Service Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27"><sup>27</sup></a></td><td>5</td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Washington,_D.C./enXPK156">DC</a></td><td><a href="/facts/District_of_Columbia_Public_Service_Commission/e4KFzkvH">District of Columbia Public Service Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28"><sup>28</sup></a></td><td>3</td><td>Appointed by the mayor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Florida/cF245A3Q">Florida</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Florida_Public_Service_Commission/cLkmxj6v">Florida Public Service Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29"><sup>29</sup></a></td><td>5</td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Georgia_(U.S._state)/KKnTDY6F">Georgia (U.S. state)</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Georgia_Public_Service_Commission/dYp4k44E">Georgia Public Service Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30"><sup>30</sup></a></td><td>5</td><td>Elected at-large from residency districts</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Hawaii/ImxFefeK">Hawaii</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Hawaii_Public_Utilities_Commission/Rm2JEPm6">Hawaii Public Utilities Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31"><sup>31</sup></a></td><td>3</td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Idaho/68ELs9Um">Idaho</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Idaho_Public_Utilities_Commission/R6yBgHC9">Idaho Public Utilities Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32"><sup>32</sup></a></td><td>3</td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Illinois/MuPb1Ctn">Illinois</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Illinois_Commerce_Commission/A0VojRtB">Illinois Commerce Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:33" href="#fn:33"><sup>33</sup></a></td><td>5</td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Indiana/VRnvjXoQ">Indiana</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Indiana_Utility_Regulatory_Commission/6tmSMT4I">Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:34" href="#fn:34"><sup>34</sup></a></td><td>5</td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Iowa/taAwUvKE">Iowa</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Iowa_Utilities_Board/UUH9DInp">Iowa Utilities Board</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:35" href="#fn:35"><sup>35</sup></a></td><td>3</td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Kansas/koenIXmE">Kansas</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Kansas_Corporation_Commission/HHA7TCKw">Kansas Corporation Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:36" href="#fn:36"><sup>36</sup></a></td><td>3</td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Kentucky/DaTW05Rt">Kentucky</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Kentucky_Public_Service_Commission/PHSxCQJL">Kentucky Public Service Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:37" href="#fn:37"><sup>37</sup></a></td><td>3</td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Maine/7ww4UY8B">Maine</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Maine_Public_Utilities_Commission/9CFwAHtx">Maine Public Utilities Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:38" href="#fn:38"><sup>38</sup></a></td><td>3</td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Maryland/tVy9fC1n">Maryland</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Maryland_Public_Service_Commission/9Pb1adbY">Maryland Public Service Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:39" href="#fn:39"><sup>39</sup></a></td><td>5</td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Massachusetts/9uumCbFI">Massachusetts</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Massachusetts_Department_of_Public_Utilities/SwFH9Hvq">Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:40" href="#fn:40"><sup>40</sup></a></td><td>3</td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Massachusetts/9uumCbFI">Massachusetts</a></td><td><a href="https://www.mass.gov/orgs/department-of-telecommunications-and-cable">Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:41" href="#fn:41"><sup>41</sup></a></td><td></td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Michigan/bCurmfT2">Michigan</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Michigan_Public_Service_Commission/L0DXhqnU">Michigan Public Service Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:42" href="#fn:42"><sup>42</sup></a></td><td>3</td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Minnesota/ncgVuC4Q">Minnesota</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Minnesota_Public_Utilities_Commission/ykjJTkVA">Minnesota Public Utilities Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:43" href="#fn:43"><sup>43</sup></a></td><td>5</td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Missouri/wQ3VAb99">Missouri</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Missouri_Public_Service_Commission/VL48dnBx">Missouri Public Service Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:44" href="#fn:44"><sup>44</sup></a></td><td>5</td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Nevada/HNWhCrQv">Nevada</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Nevada_Public_Utilities_Commission/dfQFJwra">Nevada Public Utilities Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:45" href="#fn:45"><sup>45</sup></a></td><td>3</td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/New_Hampshire/DljxSg3H">New Hampshire</a></td><td><a href="/facts/New_Hampshire_Public_Utilities_Commission/3blnFP6g">New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:46" href="#fn:46"><sup>46</sup></a></td><td>3</td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/New_Jersey/pI5k19S7">New Jersey</a></td><td><a href="/facts/New_Jersey_Board_of_Public_Utilities/A0BEu85U">New Jersey Board of Public Utilities</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:47" href="#fn:47"><sup>47</sup></a></td><td>5</td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/New_York_(state)/mnl67G1G">New York</a></td><td><a href="/facts/New_York_Public_Service_Commission/bp5HvGHv">New York Public Service Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:48" href="#fn:48"><sup>48</sup></a></td><td>7</td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/North_Carolina/VhKNTULI">North Carolina</a></td><td><a href="/facts/North_Carolina_Utilities_Commission/0pw56VuB">North Carolina Utilities Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:49" href="#fn:49"><sup>49</sup></a></td><td>7</td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Ohio/YutCnTlh">Ohio</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Public_Utilities_Commission_of_Ohio/8FDzRgfy">Public Utilities Commission of Ohio</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:50" href="#fn:50"><sup>50</sup></a></td><td>5</td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Oregon/4Uq446Ko">Oregon</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Oregon_Public_Utility_Commission/nUjrrA69">Oregon Public Utility Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:51" href="#fn:51"><sup>51</sup></a></td><td>3</td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Pennsylvania/HGqC5bBm">Pennsylvania</a></td><td><a href="https://www.puc.pa.gov/">Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:52" href="#fn:52"><sup>52</sup></a></td><td></td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Rhode_Island/WgrYmlzj">Rhode Island</a></td><td><a href="http://www.ripuc.ri.gov/">Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:53" href="#fn:53"><sup>53</sup></a></td><td></td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Tennessee/A3mLY9bu">Tennessee</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Tennessee_Public_Service_Commission/33995mty">Tennessee Public Service Commission</a> (1897–1996)<p><a href="/facts/Tennessee_Regulatory_Authority/7PkFgBuD">Tennessee Regulatory Authority</a> (since 1996)</p></td><td>3</td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Texas/B987WHF0">Texas</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Railroad_Commission_of_Texas/NvdEKhFn">Railroad Commission of Texas</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:54" href="#fn:54"><sup>54</sup></a></td><td>3</td><td>Elected at-large</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Texas/B987WHF0">Texas</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Public_Utility_Commission_of_Texas/1IswsEad">Texas Public Utility Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:55" href="#fn:55"><sup>55</sup></a></td><td>5</td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Utah/te7zUyBX">Utah</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Utah_Public_Service_Commission/U7fKyglo">Utah Public Service Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:56" href="#fn:56"><sup>56</sup></a></td><td>3</td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Vermont/dcj3usCm">Vermont</a></td><td><a href="https://publicservice.vermont.gov/">Vermont Department of Public Service</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:57" href="#fn:57"><sup>57</sup></a></td><td></td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Vermont/dcj3usCm">Vermont</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Vermont_Public_Utility_Commission/SeRh4svM">Vermont Public Utility Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:58" href="#fn:58"><sup>58</sup></a></td><td>3</td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Virginia/g2kucGdn">Virginia</a></td><td><a href="/facts/State_Corporation_Commission_(Virginia)/9TgmYdsU">Virginia State Corporation Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:59" href="#fn:59"><sup>59</sup></a></td><td>3</td><td>Legislative appointment</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/United_States_Virgin_Islands/VwDBzBGT">Virgin Islands</a></td><td><a href="https://psc.vi.gov/">Virgin Islands Public Services Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:60" href="#fn:60"><sup>60</sup></a></td><td>5</td><td>Appointed by the governor, with two additional ex-officio members appointed by the senate president</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Washington_(state)/7tCrTFnN">Washington</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Washington_Utilities_and_Transportation_Commission/EyagHQFF">Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:61" href="#fn:61"><sup>61</sup></a></td><td>3</td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/West_Virginia/USP8LtCq">West Virginia</a></td><td><a href="/facts/West_Virginia_Public_Service_Commission/THXEr44V">West Virginia Public Service Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:62" href="#fn:62"><sup>62</sup></a></td><td>3</td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Wisconsin/XvyqH6vN">Wisconsin</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Public_Service_Commission_of_Wisconsin/xWfDzcFq">Public Service Commission of Wisconsin</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:63" href="#fn:63"><sup>63</sup></a></td><td>3</td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Wyoming/kuKmWryL">Wyoming</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Wyoming_Public_Service_Commission/au28JduK">Wyoming Public Service Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:64" href="#fn:64"><sup>64</sup></a></td><td>3</td><td>Appointed by the governor</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Local PUCs</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Jurisdiction</th><th>Organization</th><th>Members</th><th>Selection of commissioners</th></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/San_Francisco/cb9l7hbC">San Francisco</a></td><td><a href="/facts/San_Francisco_Public_Utilities_Commission/IdUDqJXn">San Francisco Public Utilities Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:65" href="#fn:65"><sup>65</sup></a></td><td>3</td><td>Nominated by the <a href="/facts/Mayor_of_San_Francisco/X3RNHRLB">Mayor</a> and confirmed by the <a href="/facts/San_Francisco_Board_of_Supervisors/yLcp0zRX">SF Board of Supervisors</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="other-countries">Other countries</h2> Americas <ul><li>Bahamas: Bahamas Public Utilities Commission<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:66" href="#fn:66"><sup>66</sup></a></li> <li>Belize: <a href="/facts/Belize_Public_Utilities_Commission/4LWgfyuF">Belize Public Utilities Commission</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:67" href="#fn:67"><sup>67</sup></a></li> <li>Caribbean: Organisation of Caribbean Utility Regulators (OOCUR)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:68" href="#fn:68"><sup>68</sup></a></li> <li>Chile: Superintendencia de Servicios Sanitarios de Chile<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:69" href="#fn:69"><sup>69</sup></a></li> <li>Costa 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