Nevada Public Utilities Commission

U.S. state government agency

Public Utilities Commission of NevadaCommission overview

Jurisdiction| Nevada
Headquarters| 1150 E. William Street, Carson City, Nevada
9075 West Diablo Drive, Suite 250, Las Vegas, Nevada
Employees| 96 (2016-17)[1]
Annual budget| $14.4 million (2016-17)[1]
Commission executive|

* Hayley Williamson, Chairman[2]

Website| puc.nv.gov

The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada supervises and regulates the operation and maintenance of utility services in Nevada.[3] The agency has two headquarters, one in Carson City (39°10′15″N 119°45′24″W﻿ / ﻿39.170841°N 119.756725°W﻿ / 39.170841; -119.756725) and one in Las Vegas (36°05′18″N 115°17′25″W﻿ / ﻿36.088245°N 115.290164°W﻿ / 36.088245; -115.290164).[4]

## History

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The Railroad Commission of Nevada was established in 1907.[5] The Public Service Commission of Nevada was formed in 1911, sharing the same commissioners, personnel, and offices of the Railroad Commission.[6] In 1919, the responsibilities of the two bodies were consolidated under a new Public Service Commission.[7][8] The commission was renamed as the Public Utilities Commission in 1997, when its duties relating to trucking, taxis, and other transport issues were moved to the newly formed Transportation Services Authority.[9]

## Commissioners

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The commission is run by three commissioners. As of September 2022, the commissioners are:[10]

* Hayley Williamson (Chairman)
* C.J. Manthe
* Tammy Cordova

Cordova is the newest member of the commission.

According to Utility Dive, the commission has “a full slate of commissioners, and none of them were involved in the contentious net metering debate two years ago.”[11]

## See also

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* List of Nevada state agencies

## References

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1. ^ a b Legislatively Approved Budget 2015-17 (PDF) (Report). Nevada Legislative Council Bureau. November 16, 2015. p. 372. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
2. ^ "Commissioners". Nevada Public Utilities Commission. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
3. ^ "About". Nevada Public Utilities Commission. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
4. ^ "Contact Information". Nevada Public Utilities Commission. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
5. ^ First Annual Report of the Railroad Commission of Nevada (Report). Gazette Publishing Company. 1908. p. 6.
6. ^ First Annual Report of the Public Service Commission of Nevada (Report). Nevada State Printing Office. 1911. pp. 309–310.
7. ^ Biennial Reports of the Railroad and Public Service Commissions of Nevada (Report). Nevada State Printing Office. 1921. p. 3.
8. ^ "Chapter 109: An Act defining public utilities...". Statutes of the State of Nevada Passed at the Twenty-Ninth Session of the Legislature. Nevada State Printing Office. 1919. p. 198.
9. ^ "Deregulated market to arrive by 1999". Las Vegas Sun. July 17, 1997. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
10. ^ "Commissioners". puc.nv.gov. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
11. ^ Walton, Robert (August 30, 2017). "Nevada Gov. Sandoval taps cabinet member to replace former PUC head Paul Thomsen". Utility Dive. Retrieved September 7, 2017.

## External links

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* Official website

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