Jon Wellinghoff was named Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), by President Barack Obama on March 19, 2009. A member of the Commission since 2006, the U.S. Senate reconfirmed him to a full, five-year FERC term in December 2007. He is an energy law specialist with more than 34 years experience in the field. Before joining FERC, he was in private practice focusing exclusively on client matters related to renewable energy, energy efficiency and distributed generation. While in the private sector, he represented an array of clients from various industries and government.
In addition, he was the primary author of the Nevada Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) Act and worked with clients to develop renewable portfolio standards in six other states. The Chairman is considered an expert on the state renewable portfolio process and has lectured extensively on the subject in numerous forums. He has published articles on the electrification of our transportation system, using consumer loads to improve the efficiency of the electric system (known as Demand Response), and the integration of renewable energy into the electric grid.
Chairman Wellinghoff received his Bachelor’s of Science in Mathematics from the University of Nevada, Reno, his Master’s in Mathematics from Howard University and his JD from Antioch School of Law.
