“The Public Utilities Staff was split away from the Commission in 1990, so we are a separate independent agency. We provide advisory and investigative services to the PSC.”

“I assign inspectors an area throughout the state and let them stay about two years to make sure that they don’t bond too much with the operator.”

“I typically have to interact with everyone here because I’m the point of contact for entering items on the agenda for our meetings.”

“The Public Utilities Staff serve in an advisory role to the Commission and in a consumer advocacy role in some instances. They are the subject matter experts. They have more expert and specialized Staff than the Commission.”

“One challenge is access to services for rural communities. We don’t have adequate broadband service for much of our state. We don’t have adequate gas or water service.”

“Providing basic utilities that are available at affordable, competitive prices are part of having a strong economy.”

“In the next two months, we’re looking to adopt an integrated resource plan, which is something that’s been a goal of mine for the last eleven years.”