Centrist Democrat David Rosner officially became chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Wednesday, the agency and the White House confirmed.
Republican Chair Mark Christie resigned on Friday after President Donald Trump declined to reappoint him earlier this year.
“I am honored to serve as Chairman and excited to continue working with my colleagues on the Commission and FERC’s extraordinary staff to enable reliable, affordable, and abundant energy for all Americans,” Rosner said in a statement. “Energy lights our homes, powers our businesses, and we need it more than ever to grow the innovative industries of the future.”
The chair is responsible for the administrative operations of the agency, including supervising staff and setting the agenda. For the previous five days, the commission was without a chair, the first time since 1997 that the commission was without a leader for multiple days.
