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Wyo. Stat. § 37-2-112 (2026)

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The commission shall have general and exclusive power to
regulate and supervise every public utility within the state in
accordance with the provisions of this act.
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Cited in 22 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1980–2024 · leading case: Vandehei Developers v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 790 P.2d 1282 (Wyo. 1990).
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Vandehei Developers v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 790 P.2d 1282 (Wyo. 1990). · cites it 6× “The PSC’s statutory authority is set out in W.S. 37-2-112 (1977): “The Commission shall have general and exclusive power to regulate and supervise every public utility within the state.”
K N Energy, Inc. v. City of Casper, 755 P.2d 207 (Wyo. 1988). · cites it 6× “" If this language were not limited in some way as to public utilities, however, the broad power granted to the municipality to regulate would conflict with the "general and exclusive power to regulate and supervise every public utility within the state in accordance with the…”
Union Tel. Co. v. Wyoming Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 821 P.2d 550 (Wyo. 1991). · cites it 8× “The review of the record that we have accomplished persuades us that the findings and conclusions of the PSC were neither arbitrary nor capricious; we found no abuse of discretion; and the decision is not unlawful.”
Pub. Serv. Comm'n v. Lower Valley Power & Light, Inc., 608 P.2d 660 (Wyo. 1980). · cites it 4× “Section 37-2-112, W.S. 1977. The purpose in granting the PSC such plenary power to regulate public utilities is to protect the public interest from the monopolistic characteristics of public utilities.”
City of Torrington, a Wyoming Mun. Corp. v. Leroy P. Smith, Z & W Mill Inc., Russell Zimmer, Torrington Conservative Citizens, a Wyoming Corp., & Wyoming Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 2016 WY 126 (Wyo. 2016). · cites it 5× “The PSC argues that statutory language granting it “general and exclusive power to regulate and supervise” public utilities in Wyoming, Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 37-2-112 (LexisNexis 2015), and- excluding only services, provided.”
Mountain States Tel. & Tel. Co. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 745 P.2d 563 (Wyo. 1987). · cites it 5× “In answering this appeal, PSC has narrowed its reliance upon statutory authority primarily to that contained in § 37-2-112, W.S.1977, which provides: “The commission shall have general and exclusive power to regulate and supervise every public utility within the state in…”
Cody Gas Co. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 748 P.2d 1144 (Wyo. 1988). · cites it 4× “Section 37-2-112, W.S.1977 expressly grants the PSC powers over public utilities.”
Montana Dakota Utils. Co. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 847 P.2d 978 (Wyo. 1993). · cites it 3× “MDU receives approximately seventy percent of its total system gas supply from Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company (WBI), a wholesale supplier.”
U S West Commc'ns, Inc. v. Wyoming Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 988 P.2d 1061 (Wyo. 1999). · cites it 6× “Section 37-2-112, W.S.1977, grants to PSC the "general and exclusive power to regulate and supervise every public utility" within this state in accordance with the statutes.”
Mountain Fuel Supply Co. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n of Wyoming, 662 P.2d 878 (Wyo. 1983). “The PSC, in exercising its statutory powers to regulate and supervise public utilities in the State of Wyoming, as provided in § 37-2-112, W.S.1977, is required to give paramount consideration to the public interest, the desires of the utility being secondary.”
Pac. Power & Light Co. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 677 P.2d 799 (Wyo. 1984). · cites it 2× “Regulation and supervision, however, necessarily entail control over the effects of decisions made by those who manage public utilities.”
U S West Commc'ns, Inc. v. Wyoming Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 958 P.2d 376 (Wyo. 1998). · cites it 4× “" Wyo. Stat. § 37-2-112. The PSC's power to establish an EAS was granted in Wyo.”
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