FERC commissioner and former chair Willie Phillips has resigned from the five-member agency—leaving open the possibility of a Republican-controlled Commission.
Without Phillips, a Democrat who often focused on issues of reliability, transmission expansion, and environmental justice and equity, President Trump now has a seat to fill. Currently, FERC is made up of two Democrats and two Republicans.
Phillips exits FERC, leaving a seat for Trump to fill
by Dan McKay
yesterday
FERC commissioner and former chair Willie Phillips has resigned from the five-member agency—leaving open the possibility of a Republican-controlled Commission.