Contact: Regina Davis, 202-898-9382, rdavis@naruc.org

NARUC Response to New FERC Leadership

WASHINGTON—In response to Commissioner Kevin McIntyre’s announcement to step down as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the subsequent appointment of Commissioner Neil Chatterjee as chairman, the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners has issued the following statement: 

“We thank Commissioner McIntyre for his service as FERC Chairman and continued commitment to responsible energy regulation. Our thoughts and concerns are with Commissioner McIntyre and we wish him the best. Chairman Chatterjee has actively engaged with NARUC on issues important to state regulators and we look forward to working with him in his new role.”

John Betkoski III
NARUC President
Vice Chair, Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority

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NARUC is a non-profit organization founded in 1889 whose members include the governmental agencies that are engaged in the regulation of utilities and carriers in the fifty States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. NARUC's member agencies regulate telecommunications, energy, and water utilities. NARUC represents the interests of State public utility commissions before the three branches of the Federal government.