FERC is set to return to a full complement of five commissioners following a Senate voice vote late Monday to confirm the nominations of Republican Mark Christie and Democrat Allison Clements.

Mark Christie

Christie, who’s been serving as chairman of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, was confirmed to a term that ends in 2025. Clements, a policy consultant for The Energy Foundation, was confirmed to a term that ends in 2024.

Clements and Christie were nominated by President Trump earlier this year to fill the empty seats. 

While there had been some doubt as to whether the current Senate would have time to act on the FERC nominations, it took slightly more than a week for lawmakers to confirm Trump’s picks once they advanced out of committee. Christie and Clements were reported...