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Table D1. State Agency Authority to Regulate Rates of Public Owned Electric Utilities, 2000
State State Agency Authority Authority To Regulate Rates Boundaries Sales Regulated
Ultimate Consumer Public Authority Sales for Resale
AL Alabama Public Service Commission NO        
AK Alaska Public Utilities Commission YES inside & outside X X X
AZ Arizona Corporation Commission NO        
AR Arkansas Public Service Commission NO        
CA California Public Utilities Commission NO        
CO Colorado Public Utilities Commission LTD outside      
CT Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control LTD       X
DE Delaware Public Service Commission NO        
FL Florida Public Service Commision LTD inside & outside1 X X  
GA Georgia Public Service Commission NO outside home cty      
HI Hawaii Public Utilities Commission NO        
ID Idaho Public Utilities Commission NO        
IL Illinois Commerce Commission NO inside & outside      
IN Indiana Utility Regulatory Commision LTD inside & outside2 X X X
IA Iowa Utilities Board NO inside & outside X X  
KS Kansas State Corporation Commission YES outside X X X
KY Kentucky Public Service Commission NO        
LA Lousiana Public Service Commission NO        
ME Maine Public Utilities Commission YES outside X X  
MD Maryland Public Service Commission YES inside & outside X X  
MA Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities YES inside & outside X X X
MI Michigan Public Service Commission NO        
MN Minnesota Public Service Commission NO        
MS Mississippi Public Service Commission LTD safety inside,full outside X X  
MO Missouri Public Service Commission NO        
MT Montana Public Service Commission NO inside & outside3      
NE Nebraska Public Service Commission NO inside & outside      
NV Nevada Public Service Commission NO        
NH New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission YES outside X X X
NJ New Jersey Board of Public Utilities YES outside X    
NM New Mexico Public Service Commission NO        
NY New York Public Service Commission YES inside & outside X X X
NC North Carolina Utilities Commission NO        
ND North Dakota Public Service Commission NO        
OH Ohio Public Utilities Commission NO        
OK Oklahoma Corporation Commission NO        
OR Oregon Public Utility Commission NO        
PA Pennsyslvania Public Utility Commission YES outside X    
RI Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission YES inside & outside X X  
SC South Carolina Public Service Commission LTD inside & outside      
SD South Dakota Public Utilities Commission LTD outside      
TN Tennessee Public Service Commission NO outside      
TX Texas Public Utility Commission YES outside X X X
UT Utah Public Service Commission NO        
VT Vermont Public Service Board YES inside & outside X X X
VA Virginia State Corporation Commission NO        
WA Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission NO inside & outside      
WV West Virginia Public Service Commission LTD        
WI Wisconsin Public Service Commission YES inside & outside X X X
WY Wyoming Public Service Commission YES outside X    


1/ Rate Schedule.
2/ Rates Only.
3/ Annual revenue increase greater than 12 percent. Note: There are no publicly owned electric utilities in the District of Columbia.  The District of Columbia Public Service Commission does regulate invester-owned electric utilities.
       Source: National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, Utility Regulatory Policy in the United States and Canada Compilation 1994-1995, publication.