Katherine Peretick
Commissioner of the Michigan Public Service Commission
Commissioner
Independent
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
July 2, 2027
- •First appointed December 21, 2020 (took office January 4, 2021)
- •Reappointed July 3, 2021 for a full six-year term
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering — University of Michigan
- M.Eng. in Energy Systems Engineering — University of Michigan
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Engineer
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Early career position at JPL.
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Researcher
U.S. Department of Energy, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Worked at DOE national laboratory on energy research.
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Engineer
General Compression
Compressed air energy storage technology company.
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Director of Engineering
NRStor Inc. (later Hydrostor)
International energy storage project developer based in Ontario, Canada. Worked on wind generation integration and built the world’s first fuel-free compressed air energy storage facility. Developed innovative financing structures for private-sector energy storage.
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Commissioner
Michigan Public Service Commission (January 2021–present)
Replaced Sally Talberg, who resigned effective December 31, 2020 to join the ERCOT board of directors in Texas. Initially appointed to complete Talberg’s remaining term, then reappointed for a full six-year term in July 2021.
- •First engineer to serve on the MPSC in decades.
- •Energy News Network "40 Under 40" honoree, recognized as a national leader and innovator in the energy transition.
- •Member, NARUC Committee on Electricity
- •DOE-NARUC Nuclear Energy Partnership
- •Chair, NARUC Electric Vehicles State Working Group (since August 2022)
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