Colorado Public Utilities Commission

{{short description|American state utility regulator}}

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1560 Broadway, Suite 250 Denver, Colorado

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| chief1_name = Eric Blank

| chief1_position = Chairman of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission

| chief2_name = Rebecca White

| chief2_position = Director of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission{{cite news |last=Weiser |first=Scott |date=June 2, 2023 |title=Rebecca White named to replace 17-year veteran PUC director Doug Dean |url=https://denvergazette.com/news/business/rebecca-white-replaces-retired-puc-director-doug-dean/article_cf7d9a7c-018c-11ee-84ba-8356608942ba.html |url-status=live |work=The Denver Gazette |location= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605183710/https://denvergazette.com/news/business/rebecca-white-replaces-retired-puc-director-doug-dean/article_cf7d9a7c-018c-11ee-84ba-8356608942ba.html |archive-date=June 5, 2023 |access-date=September 15, 2023}}

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The Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado (PUC) provides regulatory oversight of public utilities in the State of Colorado of the United States.{{cite journal|title=Regulation of Energy by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission|first1=William Hamilton|last1=McEwan|first2=Peter R.|last2=Nadel|journal=J. Nat'l Ass'n Admin. L. Judges|volume=6|issue=2|pages=95–108|year=1986|url=http://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/naalj/vol6/iss2/2}}

The Colorado PUC consists of a director and three commissioners appointed by the Governor of Colorado and confirmed by the Colorado State Senate. The director is Rebecca White and the incumbent commissioners are:

• Eric Blank, Chairman,[https://puc.colorado.gov/chairman-eric-blank Chairman Eric Blank] 2021-2025
• Megan Gilman, Commissioner,[https://puc.colorado.gov/commissioner-megan-gilman Commissioner Megan Gilman] 2020-2024
• Tom Plant, Commissioner,{{cite news |author= |date=May 23, 2023 |title=Governor Polis Announces Public Utilities Commission Appointment |url=https://www.chaffeecountytimes.com/free_content/governor-polis-announces-public-utilities-commission-appointment/article_957af2f6-9392-11ed-825f-17e6a5687d6d.html |work=The Chaffee County Times |location= |access-date=September 15, 2023}} 2023-2027

Fixed utilities regulated by the Colorado PUC include electric power utilities, natural gas utilities, intrastate natural gas pipelines, district heating utilities, drinking water utilities, and telecommunications utilities.[https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dora/pucstatutoryauthority Statutory Authority of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado]

Transportation utilities regulated by the Colorado PUC include railroads, taxis, limousines, shuttles, charters, and sightseeing carriers.

The Public Utilities Commission is an independent constitutional commission which operates within the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA).