Haugen-Hoffart was elected to Capital Electric's board of directors in 2010 and chaired the board from 2020 until her appointment to the PSC. The Bismarck-based co-op serves over 18,000 member-owners and provides electrical services to more than 21,000 meters. Haugen-Hoffart also previously chaired the board of Central Power Electric Cooperative, a wholesale power supply and transmission cooperative whose six member co-ops include Capital Electric. She has also served on Basin Electric’s Resolutions Committee multiple times.
“Sheri Haugen-Hoffart brings an extensive background in public service and more than a decade of experience overseeing utilities and looking out for the best interests of customers, making her well-suited to serve on the North Dakota Public Service Commission,” Burgum said.
Haugen-Hoffart fills the NDPSC seat vacated by former commissioner Brian Kroshus, who was re-elected to a six-year term in 2020. Kroshus was appointed state tax commissioner in December 2021 and began serving in the role on Jan. 4. The November 2022 election will determine who serves the remaining four years of the six-year NDPSC term, which expires Dec. 31, 2026. Haugen-Hoffart will join current commissioners Julie Fedorchak and Randy Christmann on the NDPSC.
“I am grateful for the opportunity to serve the citizens of North Dakota and look forward to working with commissioners Fedorchak and Christmann and the entire PSC team to carry out its important mission of protecting consumers and the public interest,” Haugen-Hoffart said.
The NDPSC is a constitutional agency with varying degrees of statutory authority over electric and gas utilities, telecommunications companies, energy plant and transmission siting, railroads, auctioneers, weight and measuring devices, pipeline safety, coal mine reclamation and abandoned mines, and damage prevention.
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