In general, the following ARE regulated by the Public Service Commission, some are Investor Owned:
- Electric Power Utilities
- Telecommunication Utilities providing local service
- Natural Gas Utilities
- Water & Sewer Utilities
- Railroads
Click here to see which utilities are regulated in Utah.
The following are NOT regulated by the Public Service Commission but may be regulated by
federal or local agencies except as noted:
Cable Television, Cell Phone & Pager Services, Satelite Services, Internet Service Providers, DSL -
Except Service Qulity, Cable and Wireless Internet Connected Services, Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP),
Interstate Long Distance Telephone Carriers - Except Slamming Issues.
Government owned Services are not regulated by the Public Service Commission & May Include:
- Electric Power Utilities
- Natural Gas Utilities
- Water Sewer and Garbage Utilities
- Utopia Broadband Service
Click here to see a list of unregulated municipal utilities
Click here to see a list of federal and local government regulatory agencies.
More specifically, the following applies:
Chapter 2 of Title 54 of the Utah Code defines a public utility to
include "every railroad corporation, gas corporation, electrical
corporation, distribution electrical cooperative, wholesale electrical
cooperative, telephone corporation, telegraph corporation, water
corporation, sewerage corporation, heat corporation, and independent
energy producer not described . . . where
the service is performed for, or the commodity delivered to, the public
generally." The term
corporation "does not include towns, cities, counties, conservancy
districts, improvement districts, or other governmental units created or
organized under any general or special law of this state."
The Public Service Commission of Utah has jurisdiction over
investor owned and cooperative owned electric utilities, natural gas
utilities, telecommunications utilities, water utilities, sewer utilities,
and railroads. The Commission
has no authority over municipal owned utility systems, service districts,
conservancy districts, motor carriers, one-way paging companies, cellular
telephone carriers, internet service providers, resold interstate toll
service providers or cable TV companies. However, the Commission is
responsible for the safety regulation of intrastate natural gas
pipelines. This includes pipelines owned by regulated utilities,
municipal gas systems, small gas operators (master meter systems), and
liquid propane gas systems. The safety regulation of railroads has been delegated to the Utah
Department of Transportation. The
Commission also has no jurisdiction over the activities of utilities that
are regulated by a federal government agency.