California Gov. Jerry Brown named a new commissioner to the five-member California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), Carla Peterman, currently a Brown-appointee on the California Energy Commission (CEC). Separately, the CEC also announced that Brown reappointed Karen Douglas, to the CEC, which is operating with four of its five-member seats currently filled. Peterman succeeds Timothy Alan Simon, whose six-year appointment ends Dec. 31. Simon had been the CPUC natural gas expert and served as chairman of the gas committee at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. Before joining the CEC in 2011, Peterman served on the board of The Utility Reform Network. Douglas has served on the CEC since 2008 and prior to that was director of California Climate Initiative for the Environmental Defense Fund. Both appointments requires state Senate confirmation.
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Gov. Jerry Brown has tapped an obscure and unfilled appointee position at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to add a special advisor to the mix of five governor-appointed state regulators to push along some his own pet distributed and solar energy initiatives. Jeanne Clinton, a manager in the CPUC’s Climate Strategies Branch, was appointed special advisor for energy efficiency, renewables and distributed generation. Clinton has worked in high-level energy policymaking positions in the state government since 2001. In addition to working with the five commissioners, Clinton will interface with the CPUC energy division and its office of government affairs, as well as other departments and agencies in state government. The appointment does not require state Senate confirmation as do the five CPUC commissioner positions.
Pennsylvania Victory for Republicans: Governor and Legislature
Victory for Republican candidate Tom Corbett in the race for governor of Pennsylvania and a Republican-led legislature may be the death knell for a natural gas severance tax in the state — or not.
CA Regulator Able to Hold Job Despite Court Ruling
The sole remaining Republican appointee on the five-member California Public Utilities Commission, Henry Duque, received a four-week extension to his term to have time to file an appeal of an earlier ruling regarding alleged conflict-of-interest violations involving his ownership of telecommunications stock of a company the CPUC regulates. The extension was granted despite an earlier court ruling recommending his removal from the state regulatory panel.
White House Formally Nominates Kelliher to FERC
After nearly an eight-month wait, President Bush officially has nominated Joseph T. Kelliher to a five-year term on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, putting to rest persistent reports that his nomination was in jeopardy. Kelliher will replace current Commissioner Linda K. Breathitt whose term expires June 30 of this year, a White House spokeswoman said.
New Appointee at TX Railroad Commission
Texas Governor George W. Bush appointed Michael L. Williams ofArlington, TX, to the Railroad Commission of Texas. He will serveuntil the next General Election and until his successor is dulyelected and qualified. Williams is currently the general counsel ofthe Wilkins Group Inc., a systems integration telecommunicationsfirm in Richardson. He also represents private and public sectorclients in education and diversity matters through the GalileeGroup in Arlington.
