Trump taps Mark Christie to lead FERC, replacing Willie Phillips

Trump names Mark Christie, former SCC chair, to lead Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Former chairman of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Mark Christie, was tapped by President Donald Trump to lead the independent Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday. “It’s a challenge, a big challenge,” Christie said in a phone interview on Monday, after the news dropped. Mark Christie. Courtesy of FERC.Christie has served as a commissioner on FERC for four years and before that, he was chairman of the Virginia State Corporat…

Trump taps Mark Christie to lead FERC, replacing Willie Phillips

Christie has focused on reducing consumer costs, bolstering reliability and working with states during his tenure at the agency.

ACEG Congratulates Mark Christie on His Appointment as Chair of FERC

Wednesday, January 22 (Washington, D.C.) — Earlier this week, President Donald Trump named Mark Christie as Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory

Pres. Trump Promotes Republican Mark Christie to FERC Chairman

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Mark Christie, who first became a FERC commissioner when appointed by President Trump during his first term, was promoted to become the Chairman of FERC by Trump on Monday. Wow! We never saw that one coming. We didn’t even know Trump had FERC on his radar for the first... The post Pres. Trump Promotes Republican Mark Christie to FERC Chairman first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News.

President Trump Names Christie as FERC Chairman and Signs Energy-Related Executive Orders

On January 20, 2025, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. On his first day in office, President Trump signed various executive orders effectuating administrative and policy changes across the federal government, including naming a new FERC Chairman and declaring a national energy emergency. First, President Trump tapped Commissioner Christie as the next FERC Chairman. Chairman Christie began his term as a FERC Co…