In the United States, a utilities commission, utility regulatory commission (URC), public utilities commission (PUC) or public service commission (PSC) is a governing body that regulates the rates and services of a public utility. In some cases, government bodies with the title "public service commission" may be civil service oversight bodies, rather than utilities regulators.
In Canada, a public utilities commission (PUC) is a public utility owned and operated by a municipal or local government under the oversight of one or more elected commissioners. It is not a regulatory body. Its role is analogous to a municipal utility district or public utility district in the US.
The utility that is being regulated 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.
They are able to operate because of legal monopolies, which means they can operate with no competition .
Countries
Costa Rica: Costa Rica Public Utilities Commission [1]
Anguilla: Anguilla Public Utilities Commission
Bahamas: Bahamas Public Utilities Commission [2]
Belize: Belize Public Utilities Commission [3]
Chile: Superintendencia de Servicios Sanitarios de Chile [4]
France: Commission de Régulation de l'Energie [5]
Ghana: Public Utility Regulation Council of Ghana (PURC) [6]
Sri Lanka: Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka [7]
United States
Alabama Public Service Commission [8]
Regulatory Commission of Alaska [9]
Arizona Corporation Commission [10]
Arkansas Public Service Commission [11]
California Public Utilities Commission [12]
Colorado Public Utilities Commission [13]
Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control [14]
Delaware Public Service Commission [15]
District of Columbia Public Service Commission [16]
Florida Public Service Commission [17]
Georgia Public Service Commission [18]
Hawaii Public Utilities Commission [19]
Idaho Public Utilities Commission [20]
Illinois Commerce Commission [21]
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission [22]
Iowa Utilities Board [23]
Kansas Corporation Commission [24]
Kentucky Public Service Commission [25]
Louisiana Public Service Commission [26]
Maine Public Utilities Commission [27]
Maryland Public Service Commission [28]
Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities [29]
Michigan Public Service Commission [30]
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission [31]
Mississippi Public Service Commission [32]
Missouri Public Service Commission [33]
Montana Public Service Commission [34]
Nebraska Public Service Commission [35]
Nevada Public Utilities Commission [36]
New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission [37]
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities [38]
New Mexico Public Regulation Commission [39]
New York Public Service Commission [40]
North Carolina Utilities Commission [41]
North Dakota Public Service Commission [42]
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio [43]
Oklahoma Corporation Commission [44]
Oregon Public Utility Commission [45]
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission [46]
Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission [47]
South Carolina Public Service Commission [48]
South Dakota Public Utilities Commission [49]
Tennessee Public Service Commission (1897-1996); Tennessee Regulatory Authority (since 1996)
Texas Public Utility Commission [50]
Utah Public Service Commission [51]
Vermont Public Service Board [52]
Virginia State Corporation Commission [53]
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission (http://wmatc.gov)
Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission [54]
West Virginia Public Service Commission [55]
Wisconsin Public Service Commission [56]
Wyoming Public Service Commission [57]
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners [58] 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.
Canada
British Columbia Utilities Commission [59]
