South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission regulates the energy, Telecommunications and grain warehouse companies located in South Dakota. The PUC keeps track of the Do Not Call Registry. Commissioners are elected to six-year terms in staggered elections, with special elections should vacancies arise. Dusty Johnson served as PUC chairman from 2007 until 2011 prior to his election to Congress from South Dakota's at-large congressional district.
