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Public Service Commission seeks added staff and commissioner pay adjustment amid large rate cases and grid concerns
Summary
The Utah Public Service Commission requested one new utility‑risk management FTE and proposed adjusting commissioner salaries to 90% of a district court judge’s pay; the commission also described expected activity for the Utah Universal Service Fund and cited wildfire mitigation and reliability as near‑term regulatory priorities.
Jerry Fenn, chair of the Utah Public Service Commission, and Gary Wittenberg, the commission secretary, told the Joint Appropriations Subcommittee the commission needs additional technical capacity and a modest change in commissioner compensation to keep pace with complex regulatory responsibilities.
“We are in the middle right now of a very large general rate case, probably unprecedented in scope,” Chair Fenn said, describing multi‑phase hearings the commission is conducting on Rocky Mountain Power’s 2025 filing. He said the commission has roughly 13 legal and technical employees…
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