Power production is changing rapidly across the country and regulators are sometimes scrambling to keep up.

South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Chairman Gary Hanson says the state is seeing a boom in renewable energy projects..

Hanson says the PUC also works with legislators on consumer protection legislation…

Hanson says there is renewed interest in another power source…

Hanson, a republican is running for reelection to another six-year term this year. He faces democrat Remi (ray-me) Bald Eagle and libertarian Devin Saxon.