The Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado (PUC) provides regulatory oversight of

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in the

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of the

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. The Colorado PUC consists of a director and three

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appointed by the

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and confirmed by the

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. The incumbent commissioners are: *

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, Chairman, 2021-2025 *Megan Gilman, Commissioner, 2020-2024 *John C. Gavan, Commissioner, 2019-2023 The director is Doug Dean. Fixed utilities regulated by the Colorado PUC include electric power utilities, natural gas utilities, intrastate

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, district heating utilities, drinking water utilities, and telecommunications utilities.Statutory Authority of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado
/ref> Transportation utilities regulated by the Colorado PUC include

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s, shuttles, charters, and sightseeing carriers. The Public Utilities Commission is an independent constitutional commission which operates within the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA).

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Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...

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