David Rosner, a centrist Democrat and former energy analyst, will take over as chair of FERC. (E&E News)
FERC now has a 2-1 Democratic majority until two Trump-picked nominees are confirmed by the Senate.
Rosner backs an “all-of-the-above” strategy—from natural gas and nuclear to renewables and transmission upgrades—and pushes for faster grid interconnections, co-locating plants by data centers, and a bigger state role in 20-year transmission planning under Order 1920.