Wyoming Public Service Commission

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Wyoming Public Service Commission
Agency overview
Formed1915
Jurisdiction Wyoming
Headquarters Cheyenne, Wyoming
Agency executives
  • Mike Robinson, Chairman
  • Chris Petrie, Deputy Chairman
Website psc.wyo.gov/home

The Wyoming Public Service Commission was created by the Wyoming Legislature in 1915 to oversee public utilities. It has jurisdiction over the certification of utility service areas, adjudication of consumer complaints against utility companies, approval of the securities issued or assumed by utilities, and approval of significant utility operations, including construction projects and corporate reorganization. [1] The Commission consists of three members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate to staggered six-year terms, with no more than two commissioners belonging to the same political party. [1]

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History

In 1915, the state legislature established the Commission, which consisted of the Governor, Auditor, and Treasurer. [2] In 1919, the legislature reorganized it, and deputized the State Board of Equalization to serve ex officio as members of the Commission. [3]

At Governor Stanley K. Hathaway's recommendation, the legislature split the Commission in 1967, separating it from the Board of Equalization and establishing it as a separate entity in its current form. [4] The first gubernatorial appointees to the newly established Commission were Republicans Walter Hudson and Richard J. Luman and Democrat Zan Lewis. [5]

Membership

Public Service Commissioners [6]
CommissionerAppointed byAssumed officeTerm expires
Mike Robinson, Chairman Mark Gordon March 1, 2019March 1, 2029
Chris Petrie, Deputy Chairman Mark Gordon February 1, 2021March 1, 2031
Christopher Boswell Mark Gordon October 1, 2025March 1, 2027

References

  1. 1 2 "About Us". Wyoming Public Service Commission. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  2. ↑ "New Wyoming Laws". Jackson's Hole Courier. Jackson, Wyoming. March 12, 1915. p. 3. Retrieved February 6, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Third Biennial Report of The Public Service Commission of the State of Wyoming: 1919-1920. Wyoming Public Service Commission. 1920. p. 5. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Stan Signs PSC Measure". Casper Star-Tribune . February 17, 1967. p. 2. Retrieved February 6, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "PSC Members Sworn". Casper Star-Tribune . February 23, 1967. p. 11. Retrieved February 6, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Commissioners". Wyoming Public Service Commission. Retrieved February 6, 2026.

Wyoming Public Service Commission

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