Learn Why the PUC is Important to You

Interesting facts about the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission:

South Dakotans elect their three Public Utilities Commissioners to staggered, six-year terms.
The PUC ensures utility companies in South Dakota provide safe and reliable service.
The Commission regulates investor-owned electric, natural gas and telephone utilities. It plays a more limited regulatory role with respect to wireless communication companies and cooperative, independent and municipal utilities.
The PUC helps resolve disputes between customers and their utilities.
The PUC operates the South Dakota Do Not Call Registry.
The PUC's Web site, www.puc.sd.gov, contains a wealth of information including audio Web casts and recordings of meetings and hearings.
The Commission also operates the natural gas pipeline safety program and licenses and inspects state public grain warehouses and grain buyers.