Michigan

Michigan Public Service Commission

(MPSC)

services regulated
Electricity Natural Gas Gas Pipelines and Safety Telecommunications Transportation

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Commissioners

Number of Seats3

Dan Scripps

Democrat
Chair | Appointed
517-284-8060
Term Start
Term End
Years of Service
Appointed By

Gretchen Whitmer

Democrat
Governor

Katherine Peretick

Independent
Commissioner | Appointed
517-284-8075
Term Start
Term End
Years of Service
Appointed By

Gretchen Whitmer

Democrat
Governor

Alessandra Carreon

Democrat
Commissioner | Appointed
Term Start
Term End
Years of Service
Appointed By

Gretchen Whitmer

Democrat
Governor

Commissioner Selection Details

Selection Method Appointed
Chairperson Selection
Appointment Process
Term length 6 Years
Term limit
Bipartisan Requirement No more than two commissioners may belong to the same political party.

Bipartisan Requirement

No more than two commissioners may belong to the same political party.

Commissioner Prequalifications There are statutory qualifications to becoming a commissioner, as follows: "Each member shall be a citizen of the United States, and of...

Commissioner Prequalifications

There are statutory qualifications to becoming a commissioner, as follows: "Each member shall be a citizen of the United States, and of the state of Michigan, and no member of said commission shall be pecuniarily interested in any public utility or public service subject to the jurisdiction and control of the commission. ...".

PUC Jurisdiction and Enabling Authority