ARTICLE · 11 NOVEMBER 2020

FERC Chairman Removed

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Last Thursday, on November 5th, President Trump removed Commissioner Neil Chatterjee as Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC").

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Last Thursday, on November 5th, President Trump removed Commissioner Neil Chatterjee as Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC"). Chatterjee is a Republican who has served as Chairman of the agency since October of 2018.

While the Chairman's vote does not carry any more weight than that of the other commissioners, the Chairman does have the ability to shape the agency's policy agenda. Under Chatterjee's leadership, FERC made major policy moves effecting the electric and gas industries, including major gains for gas pipelines and infrastructure development. Chatterjee's leadership also ushered in approval of numerous liquefied natural gas projects. Although Chatterjee largely toed the Republican party line, he also backed some clean energy friendly policies. For example, Chatterjee voted to approve FERC Order No. 2222, which removed market barriers for rooftop solar and other distributed energy resources.

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FERC Chairman Removed

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