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Public utilities commission
Regulatory body for public utilities in the United States

A public utilities commission is a quasi-governmental body that provides oversight and/or regulation of public utilities in a particular area (locality, municipality, or subnational division), especially in the United States and Canada.

The utilities in question may be owned by the consumers that it serves, a mutual utility like a public utility district, a state-owned utility, or it may be a stockholder-owned utility either publicly traded on a stock exchange or closely held among just a few investors. These utilities often operate as legal monopolies, which means that they do not compete in a marketplace but are instead regulated by commissions to ensure fair pricing.

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Canada

In Canada, a public utilities commission (PUC) is a public utility regulator, typically a semi-independent quasi-judicial tribunal, owned and operated within a municipal or local government system under the oversight of one or more elected commissioners.1 Its role is analogous to a municipal utility district or public utility district in the US.

Below are the PUCs in Canada:

Former commissions in Ontario include:

United States

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 public utility, such as an electric utility. In some cases, government bodies with the title "public service commission" may be civil service oversight bodies, rather than utilities regulators.

The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners9 is the national association representing the interests of the public utilities commissions in all 50 states. The Interstate Commerce Commission and Federal Communications Commission perform similar functions in their respective fields in the United States.

The first state utility regulator was the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, founded in 1907 under Governor Robert M. La Follette to set minimum standards and regulate rates of monopoly utilities.10

PUCs in the US by state

JurisdictionOrganizationMembersSelection of commissioners
 MississippiMississippi Public Service Commission113Elected by district
 MontanaMontana Public Service Commission125Elected by district
 NebraskaNebraska Public Service Commission135Elected by district
 AlabamaAlabama Public Service Commission143Elected at-large
 ArizonaArizona Corporation Commission155Elected at-large
 New MexicoNew Mexico Public Regulation Commission163Appointed by the governor
 LouisianaLouisiana Public Service Commission175Elected by district
 North DakotaNorth Dakota Public Service Commission183Elected at-large
 OklahomaOklahoma Corporation Commission193Elected at-large
 South DakotaSouth Dakota Public Utilities Commission203Elected at-large
 AlaskaRegulatory Commission of Alaska21Appointed by the governor
 ArkansasArkansas Public Service Commission223Appointed by the governor
 CaliforniaCalifornia Public Utilities Commission235Appointed by the governor
 South CarolinaSouth Carolina Public Service Commission247Legislative appointment
 ColoradoColorado Public Utilities Commission253Appointed by the governor
 ConnecticutConnecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority26Appointed by the governor
 DelawareDelaware Public Service Commission275Appointed by the governor
 DCDistrict of Columbia Public Service Commission283Appointed by the mayor
 FloridaFlorida Public Service Commission295Appointed by the governor
 Georgia (U.S. state)Georgia Public Service Commission305Elected at-large from residency districts
 HawaiiHawaii Public Utilities Commission313Appointed by the governor
 IdahoIdaho Public Utilities Commission323Appointed by the governor
 IllinoisIllinois Commerce Commission335Appointed by the governor
 IndianaIndiana Utility Regulatory Commission345Appointed by the governor
 IowaIowa Utilities Board353Appointed by the governor
 KansasKansas Corporation Commission363Appointed by the governor
 KentuckyKentucky Public Service Commission373Appointed by the governor
 MaineMaine Public Utilities Commission383Appointed by the governor
 MarylandMaryland Public Service Commission395Appointed by the governor
 MassachusettsMassachusetts Department of Public Utilities403Appointed by the governor
 MassachusettsMassachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable41Appointed by the governor
 MichiganMichigan Public Service Commission423Appointed by the governor
 MinnesotaMinnesota Public Utilities Commission435Appointed by the governor
 MissouriMissouri Public Service Commission445Appointed by the governor
 NevadaNevada Public Utilities Commission453Appointed by the governor
 New HampshireNew Hampshire Public Utilities Commission463Appointed by the governor
 New JerseyNew Jersey Board of Public Utilities475Appointed by the governor
 New YorkNew York Public Service Commission487Appointed by the governor
 North CarolinaNorth Carolina Utilities Commission497Appointed by the governor
 OhioPublic Utilities Commission of Ohio505Appointed by the governor
 OregonOregon Public Utility Commission513Appointed by the governor
 PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Public Utility Commission52Appointed by the governor
 Rhode IslandRhode Island Public Utilities Commission53Appointed by the governor
 TennesseeTennessee Public Service Commission (1897–1996)

Tennessee Regulatory Authority (since 1996)

3Appointed by the governor
 TexasRailroad Commission of Texas543Elected at-large
 TexasTexas Public Utility Commission555Appointed by the governor
 UtahUtah Public Service Commission563Appointed by the governor
 VermontVermont Department of Public Service57Appointed by the governor
 VermontVermont Public Utility Commission583Appointed by the governor
 VirginiaVirginia State Corporation Commission593Legislative appointment
 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands Public Services Commission605Appointed by the governor, with two additional ex-officio members appointed by the senate president
 WashingtonWashington Utilities and Transportation Commission613Appointed by the governor
 West VirginiaWest Virginia Public Service Commission623Appointed by the governor
 WisconsinPublic Service Commission of Wisconsin633Appointed by the governor
 WyomingWyoming Public Service Commission643Appointed by the governor

Local PUCs

JurisdictionOrganizationMembersSelection of commissioners
 San FranciscoSan Francisco Public Utilities Commission653Nominated by the Mayor and confirmed by the SF Board of Supervisors

Other countries

Americas
  • Bahamas: Bahamas Public Utilities Commission66
  • Belize: Belize Public Utilities Commission67
  • Caribbean: Organisation of Caribbean Utility Regulators (OOCUR)68
  • Chile: Superintendencia de Servicios Sanitarios de Chile69
  • Costa Rica: Costa Rica Public Utilities Commission70
  • Dominican Republic: c Utilities Commission
Others

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