Commissioners

Randy Christmann

Julie Fedorchak

Brian Kroshus,
Chairman

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

*COVID-19 Emergency: Office and Hearing Procedures

The Commission's Offices are currently closed to the public and special procedures may be used for meetings/hearings. Click here for more information.

Watch/Listen to the Commission Live

Formal Hearing - Northern States Power Company, Advance Prudence Mower Co. Wind Facility - May 22, 2020, 9a.m. Central

• Click on this link to access the project application and other documents filed in the docket (PU-19-310).
• To view the hearing, use the link below to access the webstream or join via telephone by calling 1-888-585-9008 using room code 259-316-322.

Public Input received by the Commission will be placed into the record for consideration. The Commission will receive testimony through the following methods:

• Written - Written public input may be submitted beginning on May 22, 2020, through June 1, 2020, through email via ndpsc@nd.gov or by mail addressed to: Public Service Commission, 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 408, Bismarck, ND 58505-0480.
• Telephone - The public may provide input over the phone during the hearing by calling 701-328-4081 to be placed on a list. During the hearing on May 22, the Commission will call you back to receive your input at the end of the hearing in an order determined by the Administrative Law Judge.

The Commission typically meets in formal session every two weeks; special meetings are held to handle special or emergency situations. Click on a link below to watch or listen to a LIVE meeting.

High Resolution webstream (1280 X 720)

Medium Resolution webstream (640 X 360)

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

• B. Sanderson Gas Processing Plant-Williams County (PU-20-082)
• Northern Divide Wind Project, Burke County (PU-19-376)
• Liberty Midstream 8-inch Residue Gas Pipeline (PU-20-022)
• Denbury Green Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Slope and Bowman Counties (PU-19-294)
• Current Open Rulemaking Cases:
  • Solar Decommissioning (PU-19-122)
  • Pipeline Safety (GS-19-217)
  • Energy Conversion Facility Siting Criteria (PU-19-290)
  • Wind Decommissioning (PU-19-291)

Employment Opportunities

• Not currently accepting applications