Resignation of FERC Commissioner Clears Path for Republican Majority

April 24, 2025--Written by Paul Wiseman for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Willie Phillips, who was appointed to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) by the Biden administration in 2021, resigned on Tuesday.Phillips, a Democrat who chaired the commission from February 9, 2024, to January 3 this year, stepped down at the request of the Trump administration, according to news media reports.