Maine Public Utilities Commission
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The Maine Public Utilities Commission is a government agency that regulates the various utilities of the state of Maine
. The commission also oversees ferries and water taxis in Casco Bay.
The three full-time Commissioners are nominated by the Governor, reviewed by the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy and confirmed by the full Senate, for staggered terms of 6 years. The Governor designates one Commissioner as Chairman. The Commissioners make all final Commission decisions by public vote or action of the majority. The current Chairman is Sharon M. Reishus, who was named to the MPSC in July 2003, and was subsequently appointed Chairman in May 2008.
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
. The commission also oversees ferries and water taxis in Casco Bay.
The three full-time Commissioners are nominated by the Governor, reviewed by the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy and confirmed by the full Senate, for staggered terms of 6 years. The Governor designates one Commissioner as Chairman. The Commissioners make all final Commission decisions by public vote or action of the majority. The current Chairman is Sharon M. Reishus, who was named to the MPSC in July 2003, and was subsequently appointed Chairman in May 2008.