In Public Service Commission race, reorganization bill looms over candidates

By: Ralph Chapoco

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: October 16, 2026

Words: 1,261

Last Updated: 1 day, 13 hours ago

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The Alabama Legislature’s decision to expand the Alabama Public Service Commission forced those running to sit on the utility regulator to make some campaign adjustments.

Gov. Kay Ivey this spring signed HB 475, which expanded the PSC from three members to seven; put the PSC under the supervision of a secretary of energy to be appointed next year, and banned formal rate hearings on the state’s high residential energy prices until 2029. The move …

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