Willie L. Phillips, Chairman of the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (DCPSC), has been nominated as the next commissioner of FERC, the White House announced Thursday.

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Phillips, a lawyer and regulator whose resume includes nearly 20 years of experience in issues of public utility regulation, bulk power system reliability and corporate governance, would replace Republican Commissioner Neil Chatterjee. 

The Biden administration said it tapped Phillips to join FERC because of his experience as a “thoughtful and innovative leader modernizing the energy grid” at the DCPSC, where he has implemented “aggressive clean energy and climate goals” and worked to protect D.C. utility customers.

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