What the FERC is going on?

Published: Nov. 18, 2020, 10 a.m.

If you’re listening to this podcast, you’ve probably heard of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Commonly known as FERC, the agency is the federal body in charge of regulating energy interstate markets, and it is going to play a major role if Biden wants to make meaningful energy transition policy. But as Trump slowly makes his way out the door, the White House has thrown FERC in disarray by replacing the chairman. POLITICO’s Eric Wolff explains what is happening at the agency. Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO and host of POLITICO Energy. Eric Wolff covers energy for POLITICO. Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer. Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.