Washington, D.C. (January 21, 2021) — Edison Electric Institute (EEI) today issued the following statement congratulating Richard Glick on his appointment as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

“EEI and our member companies congratulate Rich Glick on his appointment as FERC chairman,” said EEI President Tom Kuhn. “Chairman Glick has a deep understanding of the federal regulatory process, and his experience makes him very qualified to lead FERC. We look forward to working with him and the Commission to advance key regulatory policies that impact our industry and our customers.”

“I have worked with Rich for many years, and I know he will lead FERC and serve the nation well as chairman,” said EEI Executive Vice President Phil Moeller. “We congratulate him and encourage the Commission to address the many key issues impacting EEI member companies and our customers, including making necessary reforms in wholesale electricity markets; enabling the development of the transmission infrastructure needed to deliver more clean energy to customers; and continuing to focus on reliability and energy grid security.”