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Our Mission

Our mission is to serve the public interest by improving the quality and effectiveness of public utility regulation. NARUC is the national association representing the state public service commissioners who regulate essential utility services in your state. NARUC members are responsible for assuring reliable utility service at fair, just, and reasonable rates.

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NARUC Announces New Leadership Appointments

WASHINGTON (January 15, 2026) — National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners President Ann Rendahl has announced several new appointments across the Association’s Board of Directors, committees and subcommittees. District of Columbia Public Service Commission Chairman Emile Thompson was named chair of the Committee on Critical Infrastructure, Massachusetts Commissioner Staci Rubin was

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Two-Year NARUC Task Force Effort Yields New, Innovative Roadmaps for Natural Gas Resource Planning

Culminating from two years of collaborative efforts, state commission members of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Task Force on Natural Gas Resource Planning have produced four “roadmaps” outlining visions of ideal natural gas distribution planning processes overseen by public utility commissions.

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NARUC Releases Chapters Two and Three of the Interactive Wildfire Workbook

WASHINGTON (December 11, 2025) — The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners has released the second chapter of its Wildfire Workbook, focusing on mitigation management concerns such as grid hardening, operational practices and vegetation management, and the third chapter addressing strategies for effective communication and engaging with the community.

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NARUC Appoints Maine PUC Chairman Philip Bartlett to Board of Directors and Rhode Island PUC Chairman Ron Gerwatowski to Executive Committee

WASHINGTON (November 25, 2025) — The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners is pleased to announce the appointments of Chairman Philip L. Bartlett II of the Maine Public Utilities Commission to the Board of Directors and Chairman Ron Gerwatowski of the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission to the Executive Committee.

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