Comm. Kroshus Speaks at Pipeline Safety Training
Christmann Receives Award at LEC Annual Meeting
Cass County Youth Commission Visits PSC
Welcome...
Commissioners
Randy Christmann
Julie Fedorchak,
Chair
Brian Kroshus
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. 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)
To participate via telephone, dial 1-888-585-9008 Access Code: 259-316-322
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.
May 20, 2021, Technical Conference - Grid of the Future: Ensuring Long-Term Reliability (8:30am to 5pm)
The North Dakota Public Service Commission is hosting a technical conference regarding grid reliability. Topics to be discussed include emergency operations and communications, market reforms, and long-term reliability.
The event will be streamed live...details will be posted here when available.
Hot Topics - Quick Links
- MDU Natural Gas Rate Increase (PU-20-379)
- Xcel Electric Rate Increase (PU-20-441)
- Bridger 8-inch Johnson's Corner to Wilson Crude Oil Pipeline (PU-20-430)
- Basin 230kV Transmission Line Project Mountrail County (PU-21-49
- Bowman Wind Project, Bowman County PU-21-121
Employment Opportunities
- Office Assistant (temporary) - Closes May 5, 2021
- Grid and Rate Electrical Engineer - Closes May 18, 2021
What's Going On...
Commissioner Julie Fedorchak, Chair (center)
Commissioner Randy Christmann, (left)
Commissioner Brian Kroshus, (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)
- 04/22/2021 PSC Schedules Public Hearing for Proposed Transmission Line in Mountrail County
- 04/01/2021 North Dakotans Reminded to Call Before You Dig
- 03/17/2021 PSC Completes Important Step Toward Implementation of 988 Suicide Prevention Hotline
- 03/08/2021 PSC Schedules Public Hearing for Proposed Pipeline Project in McKenzie County
- 03/03/2021 PSC Receives More Than 800 Consumer Contacts in 2020
- 02/17/2021 PSC Schedules Public Input Sessions for Proposed Xcel Electric Rate Increase
- 02/17/2021 PSC Schedules Public Input Sessions for Proposed MDU Gas Rate Increase
- 02/16/2021 North Dakota Electric Utilities Experiencing Controlled Outages
Commission Events
State Capitol 12th Floor Hearing Room (unless otherwise noted)May 06, 2021 - 09:30 am CDT
Formal Hearing (856.00KB pdf)
Formal Hearing-Basin Electric Power Cooperative-Case No. PU-21-49
Case No. PU-21-49
8103 61st Street NW
Stanley, ND
May 07, 2021 - 10:00 am CDT
Work Session (68.00KB pdf) Internet Broadcast
Bridger Pipeline LLC - 8-inch Crude Oil Pipeline - McKenzie County
Case No. PU-20-430
May 11, 2021 - 07:30 am CDT
Other (53.00KB pdf)
The Williston Basin Petroleum Conference
315 South 5th Street
Bismarck, ND
May 12, 2021 - 07:00 am CDT
Other (53.00KB pdf)
The Williston Basin Petroleum Conference
315 South 5th Street
Bismarck, ND
May 13, 2021 - 07:30 am CDT
Other (53.00KB pdf)
The Williston Basin Petroleum Conference
315 South 5th Street
Bismarck, ND
May 19, 2021 - 01:30 pm CDT
Informal Hearing Internet Broadcast
Informal Hearing
May 20, 2021 - 08:30 am CDT
Other (159.00KB pdf) Internet Broadcast
ND Technical Conference-Grid of the Future: Ensuring Long Term Reliability
State Capitol
600 E Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND
May 27, 2021 - 09:00 am CDT
Other (53.00KB pdf)
Directors' Meeting
June 07, 2021 - 01:00 pm CDT
Other (54.00KB pdf)
Lignite Energy Council Quarterly Meeting
June 09, 2021 - 01:30 pm CDT
Informal Hearing Internet Broadcast
Informal Hearing
June 23, 2021 - 01:30 pm CDT
Informal Hearing Internet Broadcast
Informal Hearing
July 14, 2021 - 01:30 pm CDT
Informal Hearing Internet Broadcast
Informal Hearing
August 04, 2021 - 01:30 pm CDT
Informal Hearing Internet Broadcast
Informal Hearing
August 18, 2021 - 01:30 pm CDT
Informal Hearing Internet Broadcast
Informal Hearing
September 01, 2021 - 01:30 pm CDT
Informal Hearing Internet Broadcast
Informal Hearing
September 13, 2021 - 01:00 pm CDT
Other (54.00KB pdf)
Lignite Energy Council Quarterly Meeting
September 22, 2021 - 01:30 pm CDT
Informal Hearing Internet Broadcast
Informal Hearing
October 06, 2021 - 01:30 pm CDT
Informal Hearing Internet Broadcast
Informal Hearing
October 20, 2021 - 01:30 pm CDT
Informal Hearing Internet Broadcast
Informal Hearing
November 03, 2021 - 01:30 pm CDT
Informal Hearing Internet Broadcast
Informal Hearing
November 17, 2021 - 01:30 pm CST
Informal Hearing Internet Broadcast
Informal Hearing
December 01, 2021 - 01:30 pm CST
Informal Hearing Internet Broadcast
Informal Hearing
December 06, 2021 - 01:00 pm CST
Other (54.00KB pdf)
Lignite Energy Council Quarterly Meeting
December 15, 2021 - 01:30 pm CST
Informal Hearing Internet Broadcast
Informal Hearing
December 29, 2021 - 01:30 pm CST
Informal Hearing Internet Broadcast
Informal Hearing