Appendix E

State Energy Agencies

The following lists the State Energy Office (or equivalent) and the Public Utility Commission (or equivalent) for each State.(20)

 

Alabama

State Energy Office
Martha McInnis, Division Chief
Department of Economic and Community Affairs
Science Technology and Energy Division
P.O. Box 5690
Montgomery, AL 36103-5690
(334) 242-5292
Fax: (334) 242-0552

Public Service Commission
Walter L. Thomas, Jr., Secretary
100 North Union Street
Room 850
P.O. Box 991
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 242-5218
Fax: (304) 242-0509

Alaska

State Energy Office
Robert Brean
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation
520 East 34th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99503
(907) 338-6100
Fax: (907) 338-1747

Alaska Public Utilities Commission
Robert A. Lohr, Executive Director
1016 West 6th Avenue, Suite 400
Anchorage, AK 99501
(907) 276-6222
Fax: (907) 276-0160
E-Mail: apuc@apuc.ak.net

American Samoa

State Energy Office
Reupena Tagaloa, Director
ASPA/Territorial Energy Office
Samoa Energy House, Tafuna
P.O. Box PPB
Pago Pago, AS 96799
011 (684) 699-1101
Fax: 011 (684) 699-2835 Arizona

State Energy Office
Amanda Ormond, Director
Arizona Department of Commerce
3800 North Central Avenue, Suite 1200
Phoenix, AZ 85012
(602) 280-1402
Fax: (602) 280-1445

Corporation Commission
James Matthews, Executive Secretary
Arizona Corporation Commission
1200 W. Washington
Phoenix, AZ 85007-2996
(602) 542-3931
Fax: (602) 542-3977

Arkansas

State Energy Office
Morris Jenkins, Director
Arkansas Energy Office
One State Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 682-7377
Fax: (501) 682-2703

Public Service Commission
Jerrell Clark, Director
Arkansas Public Service Commission
1000 Center Street
P.O. Box 400
Little Rock, AR 72203-0400
(501) 682-1794
Fax: (501) 682-2572

California

State Energy Commission
William J. Keese, Chairman
California Energy Commission
1516 9th Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 654-5000
Fax: (916) 654-4420

California Public Utilities Commission
Wesley M. Franklin, Executive Director
505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 5222
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 703-3808
Fax: (415) 703-1758

Colorado

State Energy Office
Wade Buchanan, Director
Colorado Office of Energy Conservation
1675 Broadway, Suite 1300
Denver, CO 80202-4613
(303) 620-4292
Fax: (303) 620-4288

Public Utilities Commission
R. Brent Alderfer, Commissioner
Logan Tower OL2, Logan Street
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 894-2070
Fax: (303) 894-2065

Connecticut

State Energy Office
Allan Johanson
Policy Development and Planning Division
Energy Unit
P.O. Box 341441, MS-52ENR
Hartford, CT 06134-1441
(860) 418-1441
Fax: (860) 418-6297

Department of Public Utility Control
Steven D. Cadwallader, Chief of Research
and Policy Analysis
10 Franklin Square
New Britain, CT 06051
(860) 827-2629
Fax: (860) 827-2613

Delaware

State Energy Office
Charlie T. Smisson, Jr., Energy Program Administrator
Division of Facilities Management
410 Federal Street, Suite #2
O'Neill Building
Dover, DE 19903
(302) 739-5644
Fax: (302) 739-6148
URL: CSMISSON@STATE.DE.US

Delaware Public Service Commission
Bruce H. Burcat, Executive Director
1560 South Dupont Highway
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 739-4247
Fax: (302) 739-4849 District of Columbia

City Energy Office
Charles J. Clinton, Director
District of Columbia Energy Office
2000 14th Street, N.W., Suite 300E
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 673-6750
Fax: (202) 673-6725

Public Service Commission
Marlene L. Johnson, Esq., Chairperson
717 14th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 626-5100
Fax: (202) 393-1389

Florida

State Energy Office
William J. Tait, Director
Department of Community Affairs
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2100
(850) 488-2475
Fax: (850) 488-7688

Public Service Commission
William D. Talbott, Executive Director
2540 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0850
(850) 413-6055
Fax: (850) 413-6052

Georgia

State Energy Office
Paul Burks
Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority
100 Peachtree Street, N.W.
2090 Equitable Building
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 656-0938
Fax: (404) 656-6416
Fax: (404) 656-7970 (Division of Energy)

Public Service Commission
B. B. Knowles, Director of Utilities
47 Trinity Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-4501
Fax: (404) 463-6532

Guam

State Energy Office
Fred P. Camacho, Director
Guam Energy Office
1504 East Sunset Boulevard
Tiyan, GU 96913
(671) 477-0557
Fax: (671) 477-0589

Hawaii

State Energy Office
Maurice H. Kaya, Administrator
Energy, Resources, and Technology Division
Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism
P.O. Box 2359
Honolulu, HI 96804
(808) 587-3812
Fax: (808) 586-2536

Public Utilities Commission
Chairman
465 S. King Street, #103
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 586-2020
Fax: (808) 586-2066

Idaho

State Energy Office
Karl Dreher, Director
Idaho Department of Water Resources
1301 North Orchard Street
Boise, ID 83706
(208) 327-7900
Fax: (208) 327-7866 Public Utilities Commission
Stephanie Miller, Administrator
Utilities Division
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074
(208) 334-0366
Fax: (208) 334-3762

Illinois

Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
Mitch Beaver, Deputy Director
Bureau of Energy and Recycling
325 W. Adams Street, #300
Springfield, IL 62704-1892
(217) 785-2800
Fax: (217) 785-2618

Commerce Commission
Donna M. Caton, Chief Clerk
527 E. Capitol Avenue
Box 19280
Springfield, IL 62794-9280
(217) 782-7434
Fax: (217) 524-0673

Indiana

Indiana Department of Commerce
Cheryl L. DeVol-Glowinski, Director
Energy Policy Division
One North Capitol, Suite 700
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2288
(317) 232-8939
Fax: (317) 232-8995

Utility Regulatory Commission
302 West Washington Street
Suite E-306
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-2701
Fax: (317) 232-6758

Iowa

State Energy Office
Larry Bean, Administrator
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Energy and Geological Resources Division
502 E. 9th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-4308
Fax: (515) 281-6794

Sharon A. Tahtinen, Chief
Energy Bureau
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
502 E. 9th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-7066
Fax: (515) 281-6794

Iowa Utilities Board
Raymond K. Vawter, Executive Secretary
Lucas State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-5256
Fax: (515) 281-5329

Kansas

State Energy Office
Jim Ploger, Energy Program Manager
Energy Programs
Kansas Corporation Commission
1500 S.W. Arrowhead Road
Topeka, KS 66604-4027
(785) 271-3349
Fax: (785) 271-3268

Corporation Commission
John Wine, Chairman
Kansas Corporation Commission
1500 S.W. Arrowhead Road
Topeka, KS 66604
(785) 271-3100
Fax: (785) 271-3354

Kentucky

State Energy Office
John M. Stapleton, Director
Kentucky Division of Energy
663 Teton Trail
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-7192
Fax: (502) 564-7484

Public Service Commission
Helen Helton, Executive Director
730 Schenkel Lane, Box 615
Frankfort, KY 40602

(502) 564-3940
Fax: (502) 564-3460

Louisiana

State Energy Office
Paula Ridgeway
Louisiana Department of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 44156
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-4156
(504) 342-1399
Fax: (504) 342-1397

Public Service Commission
Lawrence C. St. Blanc, Secretary
Suite 1630, One American Place
Baton Rouge, LA 70825
(504) 342-4427
Fax: (504) 342-4087

Mail letters to:
P.O. Box 91154
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-9154

Maine

State Energy Office
Brian K. Dancause, Supervisor
Energy Conservation Division
Department of Economic and Community Development
59 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-2656
Fax: (207) 287-5701

Public Utilities Commission
Christoper P. Simpson, Administrative Director
18 State House Station
242 State Street
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-3831
Fax: (207) 287-1039

Maryland

State Energy Office
Frederick H. Hoover, Jr., Director
Maryland Energy Administration
45 Calvert Street, 4th Floor
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 260-7511
Fax: (410) 974-2250

Public Service Commission
Daniel P. Gahagan
6 St. Paul Centre
Baltimore, MD 21202-6806
(410) 767-8067
Fax: (410) 333-6495

Massachusetts

State Energy Office
David L. O'Connor, Commissioner
Massachusetts Division of Energy Resources
Leverett Saltonstall Building
100 Cambridge Street, Room 1500
Boston, MA 02202
(617) 727-4732
Fax: (617) 727-0030
E-Mail: energy@state.ma.us
URL: http://www.magnet.state.ma.us/doer

Department of Telecommunications and Energy
100 Cambridge Street, 12th Floor
Boston, MA 02202
(617) 305-3500
Fax: (617) 723-8812
URL: http://www.magnet.state.ma.us/dpu/

Michigan

Public Service Commission
John Strand, Chairman
Michigan Public Service Commission
P.O. Box 30221
6545 Mercantile Way
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 334-6370
Fax: (517) 882-5002

Minnesota

State Energy Office
Krista L. Sanda, Commissioner
Department of Public Service
121 7th Place East, Suite 200
St. Paul, MN 55101-2145
(651) 296-7107
Fax: (651) 297-1959

Public Utilities Commission
Rick Lancaster, Executive Secretary
121 Seventh Place East, Suite 350
St. Paul, MN 55101-2147
(651) 296-7124
Fax: (651) 297-7073

Mississippi

State Energy Office
Chester B. Smith, Director
Mississippi Department of Economic and Community Development
Energy Division
P.O. Box 850
Jackson, MS 39205-0850
(601) 359-6600
Fax: (601) 359-6642

Mississippi Public Utilities Staff
Robert G. Waites, Director
Room 1738, Walter Sillers State Office Building
P.O. Box 1174
Jackson, MS 39215-1174
(601) 961-5493
Fax: (601) 961-5804

Missouri

State Energy Office
Division of Energy
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 176
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-4000
Fax: (573) 751-6860

Public Service Commission
Gordon Persinger
Executive Secretary
P.O. Box 360
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-3234
Fax: (573) 526-7341 Montana

State Energy Office
Van Jamison, Administrator
Department of Environmental Quality
Planning, Prevention and Assistance Division
1520 East Sixth Avenue
Helena, MT 59620-0901
(406) 444-6812
Fax: (406) 444-1804

  Montana (continued)

Public Service Commission
Kathy Anderson, Commission Secretary
1701 Prospect Avenue
Helena, MT 59620
(406) 444-6170
Fax: (406) 444-7618

Nebraska

State Energy Office
Robert Harris, Director
Nebraska Energy Office
The Atrium, 1st Floor
1200 N Street, Suite 110
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-2867
Fax: (402) 471-3064

Public Service Commission
M. G. Hand, Chief Engineer
300 The Atrium
1200 N Street, P. O. Box 94927
Lincoln, NE 68509-4927
(402) 471-3101
Fax: (402) 471-0254

Nevada

State Energy Office
DeeAnn Parsons, Chief
Nevada State Energy Office
1050 East William, Suite 435
Carson City, NV 89710
(702) 687-4910
Fax: (702) 687-4914

Public Service Commission
William H. Vance, Secretary
727 Fairview Drive
Carson City, NV 89710
(702) 687-6007
Fax: (702) 687-6110

New Hampshire

State Energy Office
Deborah Schachter, Director
Office of Energy and Community Service
57 Regional Drive
Concord, NH 03301-8519
(603) 271-2711
Fax: (603) 271-2615

Public Utilities Commission
Thomas B. Getz, Executive Director
8 Old Suncook Road
Concord, NH 03301-7319
(603) 271-2431
Fax: (603) 271-3878

New Jersey

New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
Herbert Tate, President
2 Gateway Center, 8th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 648-2503
Fax: (973) 648-4195

Robert Chilton, Director
Division of Gas, Electric and Energy
2 Gateway Center, 9th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 648-3621
Fax: (973) 648-2467

New Mexico

State Energy Office
Dianne Caron, Director
Energy Conservation & Management Division
Energy, Minerals & Natural Resources Department
2040 South Pacheco
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 827-4323
Fax: (505) 827-5870

Public Utility Commission
Dave Warren, Executive Director
224 E. Palace
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 827-6940
Fax: (505) 827-6973

New York

Department of Public Service
John C. Crary, Secretary
3 Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12223-1350
(518) 474-6530
Fax: (518) 486-6081
E-Mail: web@dps.state.ny.us

North Carolina

State Energy Office
T. C. Adams, III, Director
North Carolina Department of Commerce
Energy Division
430 North Salisbury Street
P.O. Box 25249
Raleigh, NC 27611
(919) 733-1889
Fax: (919) 733-2953

Public Utilities Commission
Robert P. Gruber, Executive Director
Public Staff, P.O. Box 29520
Raleigh, NC 27626-0520
(919) 733-2435

Fax: (919) 733-9565

North Dakota

State Energy Office
Kim Christianson
Energy Program Manager
Office of Intergovernmental Assistance
State Capitol Building
600 E. Boulevard Avenue, 14th Floor
Bismarck, ND 58505-0170
(701) 328-2094
Fax: (701) 328-2308

Public Service Commission
Jon H. Mielke, Executive Secretary
State Capitol
Bismarck, ND 58505
(701) 328-2400
Fax: (701) 328-2410

Ohio

State Energy Office
Donald Jakeway, Director
Ohio Department of Development
Community Development Division
Office of Energy Efficiency
77 S. High Street, 26th Floor
Columbus, OH 43266-0413
(614) 466-6797
Fax: (614) 466-1864

State Oil and Gas Agency
Thomas G. Tugend, Acting Chief
Department of Natural Resources
Division of Oil and Gas
Fountain Square B-3
Columbus, OH 43224
(614) 265-6922
Fax: (614) 268-4316

Public Utilities Commission
Gary Vigorito, Director
Administration and Commission Secretary
180 E. Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43266-0573
(614) 466-4294
Fax: (614) 644-9546

Oklahoma

Secretary of Energy
Mike Smith
125 N.W. Sixth Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 235-4204
Fax: (405) 522-3492

State Alternative Fuels Office
Jeanie Robards, Administrator
Alternative Fuels Program
Department of Central Services
3301 North Santa Fe
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
(405) 521-4687
Fax: (405) 525-2682

State Energy Office
Brenda Williams
Oklahoma Department of Commerce
Division of Community Affairs and
Development
P.O. Box 26980
Oklahoma City, OK 73126-0980
(405) 815-5351
Fax: (405) 815-5344

Oklahoma Corporation Commission
Ernest G. Johnson, Director
Public Utility Division
500 Jim Thorpe Office Building
2101 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 521-3908
Fax: (405) 522-3371

Larry A. Schroeder, Deputy Director
(405) 521-2518

Oregon

State Energy Office
John Savage, Director
Oregon Department of Energy
625 Marion Street NE
Salem, OR 97310-0831
(503) 378-4040
Fax: (503) 373-7806

Public Utility Commission
Ron Eachus, Commissioner
550 Capitol Street, N.E.
Salem, OR 97310-1380
(503) 378-6611
Fax: (503) 378-5505

Pennsylvania

State Oil and Gas Agency
James E. Erb, Director
Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Oil and Gas Management
Box 8765
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8765
(717) 772-2199
Fax: (717) 772-2291

Public Utility Commission
Z. Ahmed Kaloko, Director
Bureau of Conservation, Economics
and Energy Planning
Barto Building
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265
(717) 787-2139
Fax: (717) 787-2545

Puerto Rico

State Energy Office
Rafael Llompart, Administrator
Energy Affairs Administration
Department of Natural and Environmental
Resources
Puerto de Tierra
P.O. Box 5887
San Juan, PR 00906-5887
(787) 723-3636
Fax: (787) 721-3084

Rhode Island

State Energy Office
Janis McClanaghan, Chief
Rhode Island State Energy Office
1 Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908
(401) 222-3370
Fax: (401) 222-1260

Public Utilities Commission
James Malachowski, Chairman
100 Orange Street
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 222-3500
Fax: (401) 222-6805

South Carolina

State Energy Office
Mitchell M. Perkins, Director
1201 Main Street, Suite 820
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 737-8030
Fax: (803) 737-9846

Public Service Commission
D. Wayne Burdett, Manager
Utilities Department
P.O. Box 11649
Columbia, SC 29211
(803) 737-5125
Fax: (803) 737-5199

South Dakota

State Energy Program
Ronald W. Wheeler, Commissioner
Governor's Office of Economic Development
711 East Wells Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501-3369
(605) 773-5032
Fax: (605) 773-3256

Public Utilities Commission
William Bullard, Jr., Executive Director
500 East Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-3201
Fax: (605) 773-3809

Tennessee

State Energy Office
Cynthia Oliphant, Director
Tennessee Department of Economic and
Community Development
Energy Division
320 6th Avenue North, 6th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243-0405
(615) 741-2994
Fax: (615) 741-5070
Tennessee Regulatory Authority
Melvin Malone, Chairman
460 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243-0505
(615) 741-2904
Fax: (615) 741-5015

Texas

State Oil and Gas Agency
David E. Schieck, Director
Oil and Gas Division
Railroad Commission of Texas
Box 12967
Austin, TX 78711-2967
(512) 463-6893
Fax: (512) 463-6780

Public Utility Commission of Texas
Public Information Office
P.O. Box 13326
Austin, TX 78711-3326
(512) 936-7140
Fax: (512) 936-7003

Utah

Office of Energy Services
Joe Waller, Manager
Division of Community Development
324 South State Street, Suite 500
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 538-8690
Fax: (801) 538-8660

Public Service Commission
Julie Orchard, Commission Secretary
160 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 530-6716
Fax: (801) 530-6796
e-mail: psccal@state.ut.us

Vermont

Public Service Board
Susan M. Hudson, Clerk
112 State Street
Chittenden Bank Building, 4th Floor
Drawer 20
Montpelier, VT 05620-2701
(802) 828-2358
Fax: (802) 828-3351

Department of Public Services
Scudder Parker, Director
Energy Efficiency Division
112 State Street, Drawer 20
Montpelier, VT 05620-2601
(802) 828-4009
Fax: (802) 828-2342
URL: http://www.state.vt.us/psd

Virginia

State Energy Office
Stephen A. Walz, Director
Division of Energy
Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy
202 N. Ninth Street, 8th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 692-3211
Fax: (802) 692-3238

State Corporation Commission
William J. Bridge, Clerk of the Commission
Tyler Building, 1300 E. Main Street
P.O. Box 1197
Richmond, VA 23218-1197
(804) 371-9733
Fax: (804) 371-9133

Virgin Islands

Energy Office
Alicia Barnes James, Director
Virgin Islands Energy Office
Old Customs House
200 Strand Street
St. Croix, VI 00840
(340) 772-2616
Fax: (340) 772-0063

Washington

State Energy Policy
K. C. Golden, Assistant Director
Energy Policy Division
Department of Community, Trade,
and Economic Development
925 Plum Street, SE, Bldg. #4
P.O. Box 43173
Olympia, WA 98504-3173
(360) 956-2006
Fax: (360) 956-2180

Utilities and Transportation Commission
Mary Lu White, Librarian
WUTC Library Services
P.O. Box 47250
Olympia, WA 98504-7250
(360) 664-1199
Fax: (360) 586-1145

West Virginia

State Energy Office
John F. (Jeff) Herholdt, Jr.
West Virginia Development Office
Energy Efficiency Program
Building 6, 645 Capital Complex
Charleston, WV 25305
(304) 558-0350
Fax: (304) 558-0362

Public Service Commission
Pamela J. Hicks
201 Brooks Street
P.O. Box 812
Charleston, WV 25323
(304) 340-0426
Fax: (304) 340-0325

Wisconsin

State Energy Office
Nathaniel E. Robinson, Administrator
Wisconsin Division of Energy and
Intergovernmental Relations
101 East Wilson Street, 6th Floor
P.O. Box 7868
Madison, WI 53707-7868
(608) 266-8234
Fax: (608) 267-6931

Public Service Commission
Jeffrey L. Butson
Public Affairs Director
610 North Whitney Way
Madison, WI 53705-2729
(608) 267-0912
Fax: (608) 266-1401

Wyoming

State Energy Office
John F. Nunley, III, Supervisor
Federal Grants
Wyoming Business Council
First Floor East, Herschler Building
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-6420
Fax: (307) 777-5840

Public Service Commission
2515 Warren Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-7427
Fax: (307) 777-5700

 

 

 

Endnotes

   20 This information was excerpted from, Energy Information Administration, Energy Information Directory, 1998, DOE/EIA-0205(98) (September 1998).




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