Minnesota PUC
Audrey Partridge has served on the Minnesota PUC since 2025. Prior to her appointment, she served as the director of policy at the Center for Energy and Environment. She previously held roles as a senior regulatory analyst and local energy policy manager at CenterPoint Energy and worked with CapX2020, the Metropolitan Council, and the Mental Health Association of Minnesota.
Mike Bull serves as Deputy Executive Secretary for the Minnesota PUC. With a thirty-year career in state government and energy, he has served as non-partisan legislative counsel, held policy roles with the Department of Commerce and the Commission, and was a senior advisor to Gov. Tim Pawlenty. His private sector experience includes the Clean Grid Alliance, Xcel Energy, the Center for Energy and Environment, the Minnesota Rural Electric Association, and Minnesota Power.
The Minnesota Public Utility Commission (PUC) aims for safe, reliable, and affordable energy for Minnesota customers and a hallmark of achieving those goals is open communication with the public. Better decisions are made when the Commission hears from its citizens and the PUC stresses sharing of thoughts and even includes instructional videos on how to participate on its website.
Minneapolis is where the NARUC Summer Policy Summit is being held July 19 to 22 and provided an opportunity for the PUF team to find out more about the host Commission. Chair Katie Sieben is also NARUC Second Vice President and in line to preside over NARUC.
The PUC opened its doors to PUF, and Commissioners and Staff took time from their busy schedules to discuss priorities, including affordability, electric-gas coordination, transmission, permitting, and more. Enjoy these conversations with Minnesota Chair Katie Sieben, Vice-Chair Joseph Sullivan, Commissioner Audrey Partridge, Commissioner Hwikwon Ham, and Commissioner John Tuma. Plus, the all-important PUC Staff.
PUF: During the roundtable discussion, you highlighted how macro pressures directly hit local household budgets. When looking closer at the numbers, where does Minnesota stand regarding utility bill affordability, and how do you protect ratepayers from these rising costs?