September 10, 2021
Biden’s FERC nominee could pave the way for the administration’s massive clean energy agenda
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has a lot of decisions to weigh over the coming years that could make an enormous difference in U.S. efforts to fight climate change, with impacts ranging from the development of policy around electricity transmission and natural gas to how renewable and distributed energy resources are integrated into the country’s energy markets.
If President Biden’s proposed nominee for the agency is approved by the U.S. Senate, those decisions will be made by a majority Democratic commission, the first since the early days of the Trump administration.
