Kentucky Public Service Commission
| Kentucky Public Service Commission | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Nonpartisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $104,762 |
| 2024 FY Budget: | $16,794,200 |
| Total Seats: | 3 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | 4 years |
| Authority: | Kentucky Revised Statutes 278.040 |
| Selection Method: | Appointed by the governor |
| Current Officeholder | |
| Angie Hatton, Mary Regan, John Stacy | |
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The Kentucky Public Service Commission is a three-member board in the Kentucky state government that regulates utilities.
Utilities under the commission's purview include investor-owned electric, natural gas, telecommunications, certain water and sewage utilities, electric cooperatives and telephone cooperatives, and water districts and associations. The PSC does not have authority over utilities subject to the control of cities, political subdivisions or those served by the Tennessee Valley Authority.[1]
Current officeholders
The current officeholders are:
- Angie Hatton (nonpartisan)
- Mary Regan (nonpartisan)
- John Stacy (nonpartisan)
Authority
The Public Service Commission is established in the Kentucky Revised Statutes.[2]
Kentucky Revised Statutes 278.040:
| (1) The Public Service Commission shall regulate utilities and enforce the provisions of this chapter. The commission shall be a body corporate, with power to sue and be sued in its corporate name. |
Qualifications
The Kentucky Revised Statutes set out the following qualifications for commissioners:[3]
- Resident and qualified voter of the state
- At least 25 years of age at the time of appointment
- Have resided in the state for at least three years prior to appointment
- Cannot hold any official relationship to any utility or own any stock or bonds thereof, or have any pecuniary interest therein
- Cannot be a member of any political party committee
Appointments
Public service commissioners are appointed to four-year terms by the governor with the advice and consent of the state Senate. The governor appoints one of the commissioners to act as chairman and one to act as vice chairman.[4]
Vacancies
In the event of a vacancy, the governor appoints a new commissioner to serve out the rest of the unexpired term.[4]
Duties
The commission's stated duties are to "[regulate] the intrastate rates and services of investor-owned electric, natural gas, telephone, water and sewage utilities, customer-owned electric and telephone cooperatives, water districts and associations, and certain aspects of gas pipelines." The commission has regulatory responsibility over the following areas:[5]
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Divisions
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State budget
- See also: Kentucky state budget and finances
The Kentucky Public Service Commission's budget for Fiscal Year 2024 was $16,794,200.[7]
Compensation
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
2022
In 2022, each commissioner received a salary of $104,762, according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
2021
In 2021, each commissioner received a salary of $104,762, according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2020
In 2020, each commissioner received a salary of $104,762 according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2019
In 2019, each commissioner received a salary of $110,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2018
In 2018, each commissioner received a salary of $110,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[12]
2017
In 2017, each commissioner received a salary of $100,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[13]
2016
In 2016, each commissioner received a salary of $113,121 according to the Council of State Governments.[14]
2015
In 2015, each commissioner received a salary of $122,488 according to the Council of State Governments.[15]
2014
In 2014, the commissioners each received a salary of $121,275 according to the Council of State Governments.[16]
2013
In 2013, the commissioners each received a salary of $127,260 according to the Council of State Governments.[17]
2012
In 2012, the commissioners each received a salary of $127,260 according to the Council of State Governments.
Historical officeholders
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Contact information
Kentucky Public Service Commission
P.O. Box 615
211 Sower Boulevard
Frankfort, Kentucky 40602-0615
Phone: (502) 564-3940
Fax: (502) 564-3460
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Footnotes
- ↑ Kentucky Public Service Commission, " History," accessed December 21, 2012
- ↑ Kentucky Revised Statutes, " 278.040 Qualifications of commissioners," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑ Kentucky Revised Statutes, " 278.060 Qualifications of commissioners," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kentucky Revised Statutes, " 278.060 Membership of Public Service Commission," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑ Kentucky Public Service Commission, "About the Public Service Commission," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Kentucky Office of State Budget Director, "2022-2024 Budget of the Commonwealth," accessed December 6, 2023
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2020," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2019," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2018," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2017," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed November 24, 2014
- ↑ The Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2013, Table 4.11," accessed February 2, 2014
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