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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-10-050900
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20100512
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20100518
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20100518

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			POWELL INDUSTRIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000080420
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SWITCHGEAR & SWITCHBOARD APPARATUS [3613]
		IRS NUMBER:				880106100
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-12488
		FILM NUMBER:		10843324

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8550 MOSLEY DR
		STREET 2:		POST OFFICE BOX 12818
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77075
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7139446900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8550 MOSLEY DRIVE P O BOX 12818
		STREET 2:		8550 MOSLEY DRIVE P O BOX 12818
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77075

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PROCESS SYSTEMS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19780926
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)<BR>
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>DATE OF REPORT (Date of earliest event reported): May&nbsp;12, 2010</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><I>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</I></DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>88-0106100</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><I>incorporation or organization)</I>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>8550 Mosley Drive</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Houston, Texas</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>77075-1180</B></TD>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>(713)&nbsp;944-6900</B><BR>
<I>(Registrant&#146;s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)</I>
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<I>(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)</I>
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filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5.02 &#151; Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>5.02(d) &#151; Election of Directors.</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">On May&nbsp;12, 2010, the board of directors of Powell Industries, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) appointed Bonnie
V. Hancock as a director with her appointment to be effective September&nbsp;14, 2010 for the term
expiring at the next annual meeting of stockholders in 2011. With the addition of Ms.&nbsp;Hancock, the
size of the Company&#146;s board of directors will increase to ten. Ms.&nbsp;Hancock has no related-person
relationship with the Company.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Since 2005, Ms.&nbsp;Hancock has been the Executive Director of the Enterprise Risk Management
Initiative and a Lecturer at the College of Management at North Carolina State University. From
2002 to 2005, Ms.&nbsp;Hancock served as President of Progress Energy (formerly known as CP&#038;L) and from
2000 to 2002 she served as Progress Energy&#146;s Senior Vice President-Finance and Information
Technology. She had previously been employed in various capacities at Progress Energy since 1993.
Prior to that, Ms.&nbsp;Hancock was employed by Potomac Electric Power Company, Finalco, Incorporated
and a CPA firm in various accounting and tax accounting positions. Ms.&nbsp;Hancock received a B.B.A. in
Accounting from William &#038; Mary in 1983 and a M.S. in Taxation from Georgetown in 1989.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Upon the effectiveness of her election on September&nbsp;14, 2010, Ms.&nbsp;Hancock will receive an initial
grant of restricted stock equal to 2,000 shares pro-rated for the remainder of her year of service
that ends on the next annual grant date. This option grant is pursuant to the Company&#146;s
Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan and will vest over the next two regular annual grant
dates. As a non-employee director, she will also be entitled to the fees payable to all other
non-employee directors, including a quarterly retainer of $2,500 and the fees payable for attending
board meetings and any committee meetings she may attend in the future.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC.<BR>
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    <TD align="left">Date: May 18, 2010&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">&nbsp;/s/ Don R. Madison</TD>
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    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Executive Vice President<br>
Chief Financial and Administrative Officer<br>
(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)&nbsp;</TD>
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