Kimberly M. Barrow

Kimberly M. Barrow was nominated to serve as Public Utility Commissioner by Gov. Josh Shapiro on April 14, 2023, and subsequently confirmed by the Pennsylvania Senate on August 30, 2023. Her term will expire on April 1, 2028. She was elected Vice Chair by her fellow commissioners on August 31, 2023, and re-elected on December 29, 2025. Vice Chair Barrow has been involved in the utility regulation industry for more than two decades.  

Vice Chair Barrow serves on the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Board of Directors and she is a member of the NARUC Committee on Electricity.  Vice Chair Barrow has served as a member of the NARUC Joint Federal-State Task Force on Electric Transmission as well as the FERC-NARUC Current Issues Collaborative, and in 2026 she joined the Nuclear Waste Strategy Coalition.  The Vice Chair is a member of the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority, and has served as a member of the Pennsylvania Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council.

Prior to her appointment as Commissioner, Barrow worked as Chief of Staff for Chairman Gladys Brown Dutrieuille. As part of her service in the Chairman’s Office, she provided advice regarding the legal and policy implications of electric, gas, water and transportation matters pending before the Commission; evaluated the impact of state and federal legislation on ratepayers, utility operations, and Commission functions; and communicated with consumers, utility executives and government officials regarding the Commission’s role and initiatives.

From 2008 to 2013, Barrow served as Chief of Staff in the Office of Commissioner Wayne E. Gardner.  

Vice Chair Barrow started as a staff attorney at the Commission in 2001.

Vice Chair Barrow is an alumna of the University of Georgia with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Spanish. She received her law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law.