Cindy Smith has served as the Chief Legal Counsel at the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin for over a decade and across three administrations. She joins the Electric Wire to discuss her role at the PSCW, ways the public can participate in the PSCW’s deliberative process, and how the energy landscape has changed over the past decade.

Cindy will answer the following questions and more over the course of the episode:

·      What should the public know about the process for participating in cases before the PSC? (12:19)

·      What are some of the cases of interest to the public that are currently before the Commission or coming up? (27:20)

·      How has the energy landscape changed since Cindy started at the Commission and how do those changes impact the work of the PSCW? (30:00)

·      What are the most memorable cases that have come through the PSCW during Cindy’s time there? (36:32)

Links from Episode

Public Service Commission of Wisconsin Homepage:

https://psc.wi.gov/Pages/Home.aspx

Public Service Commission of Wisconsin Highlighted Cases:

https://psc.wi.gov/Pages/CommissionActions/HighlightedCases.aspx