Arkansas Public Service Commission

Arkansas Public Service Commission
Agency overview
FormedMarch 11, 1899
(125 years ago)
 (1899-03-11)
Preceding agencies
  • Arkansas Railroad Commission
  • Arkansas Corporation Commission
JurisdictionArkansas
Headquarters1000 Center Street,
Little Rock, Arkansas
34°44′21.7″N 92°16′29.4″W / 34.739361°N 92.274833°W / 34.739361; -92.274833
Agency executive
  • Bill Taylor, Chairman of the Public Service Commission
Websitearkansas.gov/psc/

The Arkansas Public Service Commission (APSC) regulates the service and rates of those utilities subject to its jurisdiction in the State of Arkansas, United States. It was originally created by the Arkansas General Assembly on March 11, 1899, as the Arkansas Railroad Commission and was limited to regulating the railroads. Today the APSC regulates telephone service, natural gas lines, pipeline safety, and electricity.