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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.

Canada

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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

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  Appointed by governor
  Appointed by legislature
  Election by single-winner district
  Election at-large for all members
  Election at-large from residency districts; suspended as of 19 August 2022

In the United States, a public utilities commission (PUC), utilities commission, utility regulatory commission (URC), or public service commission (PSC) 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 Commissioners[9] 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

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Jurisdiction Organization Members Selection of commissioners
  Louisiana Louisiana Public Service Commission[11] 5 Elected by district
  Mississippi Mississippi Public Service Commission[12] 3 Elected by district
  Montana Montana Public Service Commission[13] 5 Elected by district
  Nebraska Nebraska Public Service Commission[14] 5 Elected by district
  New Mexico New Mexico Public Regulation Commission[15] 3 Elected by district
  Alabama Alabama Public Service Commission[16] 3 Elected at-large
  Arizona Arizona Corporation Commission[17] 5 Elected at-large
  Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia Public Service Commission[18] 5 Elected at-large from residency districts
  North Dakota North Dakota Public Service Commission[19] 3 Elected at-large
  Oklahoma Oklahoma Corporation Commission[20] 3 Elected at-large
  South Dakota South Dakota Public Utilities Commission[21] 3 Elected at-large
  South Carolina South Carolina Public Service Commission[22] 7 Legislative appointment
  Virginia Virginia State Corporation Commission[23] 3 Legislative appointment
  Alaska Regulatory Commission of Alaska[24] Appointed by the governor
  Arkansas Arkansas Public Service Commission[25] 3 Appointed by the governor
  California California Public Utilities Commission[26] 5 Appointed by the governor
  Colorado Colorado Public Utilities Commission[27] 3 Appointed by the governor
  Connecticut Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority[28] Appointed by the governor
  Delaware Delaware Public Service Commission[29] 5 Appointed by the governor
  DC District of Columbia Public Service Commission[30] 3 Appointed by the mayor
  Florida Florida Public Service Commission[31] 5 Appointed by the governor
  Hawaii Hawaii Public Utilities Commission[32] 3 Appointed by the governor
  Idaho Idaho Public Utilities Commission[33] 3 Appointed by the governor
  Illinois Illinois Commerce Commission[34] 5 Appointed by the governor
  Indiana Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission[35] 5 Appointed by the governor
  Iowa Iowa Utilities Board[36] 3 Appointed by the governor
  Kansas Kansas Corporation Commission[37] 3 Appointed by the governor
  Kentucky Kentucky Public Service Commission[38] 3 Appointed by the governor
  Maine Maine Public Utilities Commission[39] 3 Appointed by the governor
  Maryland Maryland Public Service Commission[40] 5 Appointed by the governor
  Massachusetts Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities[41] 3 Appointed by the governor
  Massachusetts Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable[42] Appointed by the governor
  Michigan Michigan Public Service Commission[43] 3 Appointed by the governor
  Minnesota Minnesota Public Utilities Commission[44] 5 Appointed by the governor
  Missouri Missouri Public Service Commission[45] 5 Appointed by the governor
  Nevada Nevada Public Utilities Commission[46] 3 Appointed by the governor
  New Hampshire New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission[47] 3 Appointed by the governor
  New Jersey New Jersey Board of Public Utilities[48] 5 Appointed by the governor
  New York New York Public Service Commission[49] 7 Appointed by the governor
  North Carolina North Carolina Utilities Commission[50] 7 Appointed by the governor
  Ohio Public Utilities Commission of Ohio[51] 5 Appointed by the governor
  Oregon Oregon Public Utility Commission[52] 3 Appointed by the governor
  Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission[53] Appointed by the governor
  Rhode Island Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission[54] Appointed by the governor
  Tennessee Tennessee Public Service Commission (1897–1996)

Tennessee Regulatory Authority (since 1996)

3 Appointed by the governor
  Texas Railroad Commission of Texas[55] 3 Elected at-large
  Texas Texas Public Utility Commission[56] 5 Appointed by the governor
  Utah Utah Public Service Commission[57] 3 Appointed by the governor
  Vermont Vermont Department of Public Service[58] Appointed by the governor
  Vermont Vermont Public Utility Commission[59] 3 Appointed by the governor
  Virgin Islands Virgin Islands Public Services Commission[60] Appointed by the governor
  Washington Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission[61] 3 Appointed by the governor
  West Virginia West Virginia Public Service Commission[62] 3 Appointed by the governor
  Wisconsin Public Service Commission of Wisconsin[63] 3 Appointed by the governor
  Wyoming Wyoming Public Service Commission[64] 3 Appointed by the governor

Local PUCs

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Jurisdiction Organization Members Selection of commissioners
  San Francisco San Francisco Public Utilities Commission[65] 3 Nominated by the Mayor and confirmed by the SF Board of Supervisors

Other countries

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