Senate Committee to Vote on FERC Nominees Amid Quorum Risk, Threatening Clean Energy Goals and Biden’s Agenda.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee has scheduled a vote for three nominees for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) this week. This comes as the agency is at risk of losing its voting quorum by mid-June. The lack of a quorum would halt FERC’s ability to issue new policies or rules. Current member Allison Clements could leave FERC if her term ends soon, pending Senate action. Additional delays could jeopardize the agency’s clean energy goals and hinder President Joe Biden’s efforts to fill FERC with a full complement of five commissioners.