Brinkman Recognized with State Reclamation Award
Christmann Meets with Minot International Visitors
Commissioner Haugen-Hoffart Tours Coyote Creek Mine
Welcome...
Commissioners
Sheri Haugen-
Hoffart
Randy
Christmann, Chair
Julie Fedorchak
Thank you for visiting the website of the North Dakota Public Service Commission. The Public Service Commission is a constitutional agency with varying degrees of statutory authority over abandoned mine lands, coal mine reclamation, electric and gas utilities, telecommunications companies, energy conversion facility siting, transmission facility siting, railroads and railroad safety, auctioneers and auction clerks, weighing and measuring devices, gas pipeline safety, and underground damage prevention.
You Should Know...About the ND Public Service Commission
To learn more about how the PSC affects the lives of North Dakotans every day, click here: A Day in Your Life
Watch/Listen to the Commission Live
The Commission typically meets in formal session every two weeks; special meetings are held to handle special or emergency situations.
Please click on this link to watch a LIVE meeting.
Looking for an agenda? A calendar of events and agendas can be found by scrolling to the bottom of this page.
Miss a Meeting?
- Listen to archived PSC Commission Meetings and Informal Hearings.
- Looking for minutes from a PSC Commission Meeting? Click here for archived meeting minutes.
- Audio and other materials relating to a formal hearing/formal case can be found by visiting Case Search.
Hot Topics - Quick Links
- Summit Carbon Solutions CO2 Pipeline Project PU-22-391
- Basin Pioneer to Judson 345 kV Transmission Line Project PU-23-338
- MDU Natural Gas Rate Increase Case PU-23-341
- Otter Tail Electric Rate Increase Case PU-23-342
Employment Opportunities
- We are currently not accepting applications
What's Going On...
Commissioner Randy Christmann, Chair (center)
Commissioner Sheri Haugen-Hoffart, (left)
Commissioner Julie Fedorchak, (right)
The PSC takes an active role in protecting consumers by ensuring utilities follow rules, including ones that relate to disconnection of service. Working with consumers to resolve disputes with utilities, and establishing fair rates and regulations. The PSC is constantly looking out for the interests of North Dakotans.
Latest News (To view archived news releases, please visit our Newsroom)
- 11/28/2023 Commissioner Fedorchak Elected President of National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
- 10/13/2023 PSC Receives High Marks on Federal Review of Coal Regulatory and Abandoned Mine Lands Program
- 09/15/2023 PSC Approves Summit Carbon Solution's Petition for Reconsideration
- 08/11/2023 North Dakotans Reminded to Call Before You Dig on National 811 Day
- 08/04/2023 PSC Denies Siting Permit for Summit Carbon Pipeline Project
- 06/21/2023 PSC Receives Perfect Score on Federal Evaluation of Gas Pipeline Safety Program
- 05/19/2023 PSC to Hold Additional Public Hearing in Bismarck for Proposed Carbon Pipeline Project
- 04/10/2023 North Dakotans Reminded to Call Before You Dig
- 04/03/2023 MEDIA ADVISORY - Weather Annoucements
Upcoming Meetings and Hearings
The Commission typically meets in formal session every two weeks; special meetings are held to handle special or emergency situations. The executive secretary's office prepares and distributes the agendas for these meetings.
Prior Meetings and Hearings