Jon Wellinghoff: A New Energy Regulator Takes the Helm. By Kate Galbraith. NYTimes, January 27, 2009. "Almost lost amid President Barack Obama's stream of appointments was that of Jon Wellinghoff as Acting Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The F.E.R.C.'s duties include regulating interstate transmission of electricity, watching over the nation's wholesale electricity markets, and also licensing new hydropower projects. Mr. Wellinghoff -- a Democrat who has been one of five F.E.R.C. commissioners for the last three years, and previously worked in private practice as a lawyer specializing in energy issues -- has applauded Mr. Obama's clean-energy goals. His appointment drew praise from environmentalists."
2009-01-27
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