She was appointed to the Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC) in March 2010. From March 2012 until May 2016, she served as chair of the OPUC. She also chaired the Electricity Committee of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (a national association representing state utility regulators), served on the Advisory Committee to the Electric Power Research Institute, served on the Smart Grid Working Group, and was co-chair of the Residential Retrofit Working Group of the State Energy Efficiency Action Network.