Wyoming Public Service Commission

What Wyoming Public Service Commission does

The Wyoming Public Service Commission (WPSC) is a Wyoming state government regulatory agency established in 1915 that oversees public utilities operating within the state. It regulates four investor-owned electric utilities, eighteen retail rural electric cooperatives, three municipal electric utilities, fourteen natural gas utilities, twelve water utilities, and twenty-one intrastate pipeline utilities, alongside telecommunications oversight under the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996. The Commission's core functions include rate case adjudication, tariff administration, certificates of public convenience and necessity, merger and acquisition reviews, pipeline safety inspections, and consumer complaint mediation. It also administers the Wyoming Universal Service Fund (WUSF), which supports local exchange carriers delivering telephone service in high-cost rural areas.

The WPSC's operational technology consists of an online digital services platform anchored by an E-Filings system for docket submissions, a Document Management System (DMS) for public access to orders and regulatory records, GovDelivery email notifications, and Zoom-integrated livestreaming of public proceedings. The Commission's revenue model is funded through annual assessments on regulated utilities, WUSF contributions from telecommunications providers (assessment rates have ranged from 1.1% to 2.7% historically), Telecommunications Relay Service surcharges ($0.06/month per access line in 2026), and filing/processing fees. It does not sell products or services commercially; it is funded by the entities it regulates.

The WPSC serves two primary constituencies: Wyoming utility consumers (residents and businesses receiving electric, gas, water, pipeline, and telecommunications services) and the regulated utilities themselves. Its customer segments span investor-owned and cooperative utilities, local exchange carriers, and competitive providers, as well as the broader Wyoming public through consumer protection, complaint resolution, and energy assistance programs such as LIEAP and Energy Share of Wyoming. The agency maintains a single headquarters in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and operates exclusively within the state.

Name

Wyoming Public Service Commission

Legal name

Wyoming Public Service Commission

Website

https://psc.wyo.gov

Company type

Public

Founded year

1915

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Wyoming Public Service Commission is a Wyoming state regulatory agency established in 1915 that oversees electric, natural gas, water, pipeline, and telecommunications utilities, administers the Wyoming Universal Service Fund, and serves Wyoming residents and regulated utilities through rate-setting, safety inspections, and consumer complaint mediation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Utility Regulation

NAICS

Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities (92613)

SIC

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Natural Gas Distribution (4924), Electric Services (4911), Natural Gas Transmisison & Distribution (4923)

akta.pro primary industry

Energy, Utilities & Natural Resources Regulators (BPAIAOAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

State/Provincial Licensing, Permitting & Regulatory Administration (Cross-sector) (BPAIABAO)

Keywords

• Public utility regulation
• Utility rate setting
• Pipeline safety oversight
• Telecommunications universal service
• Consumer complaint mediation

Headquarters

HQ city

Cheyenne

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Regulatory Fees and Assessments: The commission levies assessments on regulated utilities and telecommunications companies to fund its operations. Telecommunications companies contribute to the Wyoming Universal Service Fund (WUSF) and pay for Telecommunications Relay Service surcharges. WUSF assessment rates have ranged from 1.1% to 2.7% historically.
2. Utility Assessment: Annual assessments on regulated utilities including electric, gas, water, and pipeline utilities to fund commission operations.
3. Filing and Processing Fees: Fees collected for filing complaints, applications, and other regulatory submissions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Wyoming Public Service Commission is a state governmental regulatory agency that regulates the rates, services, and operations of investor-owned electric, natural gas, and intrastate pipeline utilities, and certain telecommunications providers in Wyoming. It adjudicates rate cases, grants certificates of public convenience and necessity, reviews integrated resource plans, oversees pipeline safety, administers the Universal Service Fund, and resolves consumer complaints against regulated utilities.

Product overview

The Wyoming Public Service Commission is a state regulatory agency that provides oversight and regulation of utilities in Wyoming rather than a commercial product company. Its regulatory portfolio includes electric, gas, water, pipeline, and telecommunications utility regulation, along with administration of the Wyoming Universal Service Fund (WUSF) and the Choice Gas Program. The Commission's services center on rate approvals, tariff administration, certificate of public convenience and necessity issuance, safety inspections (particularly for pipelines), consumer complaint mediation, and utility planning review through Integrated Resource Plans. Consumer-facing services include complaint filing, e-filing systems, utility rate comparisons, and energy assistance resource information.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electric Utility Rate Regulation Adjudication of retail electric rate cases, tariff approvals, and revenue-requirement determinations for investor-owned electric utilities operating in Wyoming; for investor-owned electric utilities and ratepayers in Wyoming.
• Natural Gas Utility Regulation Regulation of investor-owned natural gas distribution utilities operating in Wyoming, including rate case adjudication, tariff review, and operational oversight.
• Intrastate Pipeline Safety Program Inspection, enforcement, and incident-investigation program for intrastate pipelines operating within Wyoming, aligned with federal PHMSA/state pipeline safety standards; serves intrastate pipeline operators and the Wyoming public.
• Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) Process Formal docketed proceeding to grant authorization for the construction and operation of major utility facilities (generation, transmission, gas distribution infrastructure) in Wyoming; for utilities and affected landowners/intervenors.
• Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) Review Review and acceptance/adoption of utility integrated resource plans to ensure resource adequacy, cost-effectiveness, and policy alignment for retail electric service in Wyoming.
• Consumer Choice Gas Program Retail natural gas choice program allowing eligible residential and small-commercial customers in Wyoming to select an alternate natural gas supplier while the local distribution utility continues to deliver gas; for Wyoming gas customers.
• Wyoming Universal Service Fund (WUSF) Statutorily authorized support mechanism that collects assessments from telecommunications carriers and disburses funds to eligible carriers to preserve affordable basic telephone service in high-cost areas of Wyoming.
• Consumer Complaint Adjudication Formal intake, investigation, mediation, and adjudication of consumer complaints against regulated electric, natural gas, and telephone utilities in Wyoming.

Quantifiable outcome

• WUSF assessment reduced from 2.7% (2022) to 1.6% (effective July 2026), reducing the cost burden on telecommunications providers and consumers.

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal administrator of universal service programs under the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Works with state commissions including Wyoming PSC to administer universal service funds at the state level.
• Office of Consumer AdvocatecoreOthersIndependent state agency that represents residential utility consumers in Wyoming. The WPSC refers consumers to the Office of Consumer Advocate for assistance.
• U.S. Department of Transportation - Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)coreTechnology or IntegrationFederal agency that authorizes the WPSC to perform inspections and have safety jurisdiction of intrastate natural gas transmission pipelines, distribution systems, and other gas pipeline systems in Wyoming.
• One-Call of WyomingcoreTechnology or IntegrationUnderground damage prevention coordination service that the WPSC promotes through its Call Before You Dig program. Links to the 811 national safe digging initiative.
• Wyoming Workforce ServicescoreOthersHandles oversight, administration, and types of relay services for communications-impaired individuals in Wyoming. WPSC refers Telecommunications Relay Service questions to this agency.
• Wyoming Secretary of StatecoreTechnology or IntegrationWPSC rules and statutes are accessible through the Wyoming Secretary of State's Rules Database (rules.wyo.gov). Statutes including W.S. § 37-15-501 govern WUSF operations.
• Wyoming Industrial Siting CommissionminorOthersCoordinates with WPSC on pipeline construction routing and siting for intrastate gas transmission lines.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC): Adjacent association representing all US state PSCs. WPSC participates in NARUC committees that shape federal-state regulatory coordination on telecommunications, energy, and pipeline safety policy.
• Wyoming Office of Consumer Advocate: Adjacent state advocacy agency that represents residential utility consumers in rate cases before WPSC. Functions as an intervenor counterpart to WPSC in regulatory proceedings, with direct operational integration through WPSC's complaint referral process.

Broad incumbents

• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC): Broad incumbent as the federal regulator with jurisdiction over interstate electricity, natural gas, and hydropower. WPSC's state-level decisions on intrastate matters interact regularly with FERC's federal authority, particularly on cross-border pipeline and wholesale electricity matters.
• Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA): Broad incumbent as the federal agency that delegates pipeline safety inspection authority to state PSCs including Wyoming. Directly partners with WPSC's Facility Engineering Section to oversee intrastate pipeline safety compliance.

Direct peers

• South Dakota Public Utilities Commission: Direct peer as a small-population Plains state PUC with jurisdiction over electric, gas, telecommunications, and intrastate pipelines. Faces similar rural high-cost service area and pipeline safety inspection responsibilities.
• Montana Public Service Commission: Direct peer as a neighboring Rocky Mountain state PSC with overlapping jurisdiction over investor-owned electric and gas utilities, intrastate pipelines, and telecommunications. Operates with similar small-state staffing and rural service area challenges.
• Idaho Public Utilities Commission: Direct peer as a western state PUC with comparable authority over electric, gas, water, and telecom utilities serving a small-population, geographically dispersed state. Faces similar rural high-cost service and universal service fund challenges.
• Colorado Public Utilities Commission: Direct peer as another western US state public utilities commission regulating electric, gas, water, and telecom utilities. Shares the same statutory mandate, regulatory functions, and multi-utility jurisdiction as the Wyoming PSC.
• Utah Public Service Commission: Direct peer as another western state PSC regulating electric, natural gas, water, and telecommunications utilities. Comparable statutory structure, regulatory process, and small-state operational scale.
• Nebraska Public Service Commission: Direct peer as a neighboring Plains state PSC regulating telecommunications, natural gas, and pipeline utilities. Shares rural service area challenges, pipeline inspection responsibilities, and small-state operational scale with Wyoming PSC.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WyoPSC
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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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