Willie Phillips has been named as the new chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
On Jan. 3, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced that President Joe Biden had named Willie Phillips as its new acting chairman. Phillips will become the first African-American to serve as the FERC Chairman since its creation 45 years ago. He will take over as acting chairman for departing Chairman Richard Glick, a Republican, who was nominated to the agency by then-President Donald Trump on Nov. 2, 2017.
Previously, Phillips had been serving as chairman of the D.C. Public Service Commission (DCPSC) when he was unanimously confirmed as a new commissioner of the FERC on Nov. 16, 2021….