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Welcome to the North Carolina Utilities Commission. An agency of the State of North Carolina created by the General Assembly to regulate the rates and services of public utilities in North Carolina.
- NCUC: Commissioners
Commissioner Jeffrey A. Hughes was appointed to the...
- NCUC: About Us
The North Carolina Utilities Commission is an agency of the...
- NCUC: Commissioners
Commissioner Jeffrey A. Hughes was appointed to the Utilities Commission by Governor Cooper for a term commencing July 1, 2019 and expiring June 30, 2025. Commissioner Hughes joins the Commission after having been with the UNC School of Government since 2002.
The Utilities Commission regulates electric companies, telephone companies, natural gas companies, water and sewer utilities, moving companies, buses, brokers, and ferry lines in the state of North Carolina. It is empowered by state law to make rules and establish utility rates.
The North Carolina Utilities Commission is an agency of the State of North Carolina created by the General Assembly to regulate the rates and services of all investor-owned public utilities in North Carolina. It is the oldest regulatory body in state government.
In the United States, a public utilities commission (PUC), utilities commission, utility regulatory commission (URC), or public service commission (PSC) is a governing body that regulates the rates and services of a public utility, such as an electric utility.
The North Carolina Utilities Commission is a seven-person executive board in the North Carolina state government. The commission is charged with regulating the rates, services, and operations of investor-owned public utilities such as electricity, telephone service, natural gas, and water.
Regulation of Public Utilities. Purpose: protect the public’s interest in receiving adequate service at reasonable rates. Traditional regulatory bargain: utilities exchange benefit of monopoly franchised service territory for obligation to provide adequate service at reasonable rates.
