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Public Utilities Commission budget review highlights commissioner pay request, records staff and regional grid issues
Summary
The Public Utilities Commission presented its FY2026 budget to JFAC, including a governor‑recommended 5% commissioner salary increase (statutory change required), steady reliance on dedicated assessments, and agency document management staffing and equipment replacement needs.
Eric Anderson, president of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, summarized the commissionʼs FY2026 budget to the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee and highlighted a governor‑recommended 5 percent salary increase for commissioners that would require a statutory change.
Budget analyst Kellen McGurkin told the committee the commission is funded by assessments on regulated utilities and railroad rates under Idaho Code titles 61 and 62 and typically seeks to maintain roughly 60 percent of total appropriation in ending fund balance as a reserve for delayed biannual assessments. The PUC is authorized…
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