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Public Service Commission asks for resources to contest MISO transmission cost allocation
Summary
Randy Christman, chair of the Public Service Commission, told the committee the PSC has filed a FERC complaint against MISO’s tranche 2.1 transmission plan—potentially a multi‑billion‑dollar build‑out—and said the agency needs more intervention funds and expert contractors to protect North Dakota ratepayers.
Randy Christman, chair of the North Dakota Public Service Commission, briefed the Government Operations budget committee on the PSC’s responsibilities, programs and recent legal interventions and asked for additional resources to support federal litigation and rulemaking participation.
Christman said the PSC regulates utilities, pipeline safety, coal mine reclamation and other programs; it processed several siting and rate cases in the last biennium and administers federally funded abandoned mine lands and pipeline safety programs. He noted federal funding represents a large share of PSC resources and that certain programs (for example AML and PHMSA support) are largely federally funded.
On federal intervention: Christman described a pending complaint filed at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) against the…
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