Oregon Public Utility Commission

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The Oregon Public Utility Commission is a state regulatory agency that oversees and sets standards for investor-owned utilities providing electricity, natural gas, and telecommunications services in Oregon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public utilities commission
state regulatory agency
alsoKnownAs Oregon PUC NERFINISHED
appliesRegulatoryStandardsTo electric utilities in Oregon
natural gas utilities in Oregon
telecommunications utilities in Oregon
country United States of America
surface form: United States
employerOf administrative staff of the commission
utility regulators in Oregon
governedBy Oregon statutes
hasAbbreviation OPUC NERFINISHED
hasWebsite https://www.oregon.gov/puc
headquartersLocation Salem, Oregon NERFINISHED
jurisdiction Oregon NERFINISHED
Oregon
surface form: State of Oregon
languageOfWork English
locatedIn Salem, Oregon NERFINISHED
operatesInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone NERFINISHED
oversees reliability of regulated utilities in Oregon
safety of regulated utilities in Oregon
service quality of regulated utilities in Oregon
parentOrganization State of Oregon NERFINISHED
partOf Government of Oregon NERFINISHED
regulates energy utilities in Oregon
investor-owned electric utilities in Oregon
investor-owned natural gas utilities in Oregon
investor-owned telecommunications utilities in Oregon
telecommunications services in Oregon
regulatoryArea electric power industry in Oregon
natural gas industry in Oregon
telecommunications industry in Oregon
regulatoryGoal balance interests of utilities and customers in Oregon
ensure affordable utility services in Oregon
ensure reliable utility services in Oregon
ensure safe utility services in Oregon
responsibleFor ensuring just and reasonable utility rates in Oregon
implementing state utility policies in Oregon
protecting utility customers in Oregon
sector energy regulation
telecommunications regulation
setsRatesFor investor-owned electric utilities in Oregon
investor-owned natural gas utilities in Oregon
some telecommunications utilities in Oregon
subjectTo Oregon state law
typeOfRegulation economic regulation of utilities
safety regulation
service quality regulation

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Oregon executive agencies include Oregon Public Utility Commission
Portland General Electric regulator Oregon Public Utility Commission
Eugene Water & Electric Board regulatoryJurisdiction Oregon Public Utility Commission
this entity surface form: Oregon Public Utility Commission (for certain activities)