Shake-Up at Energy Regulator Raises Specter of Coal Bailout

Kentucky coal champion Neil Chatterjee takes gavel -- again
FERC Chairman Kevin McIntyre resigns, citing health issues

Kevin McIntyre.
Photographer: F. Carter Smith/Bloomberg

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By Stephen Cunningham and Rebecca Kern

October 24, 2018 at 11:08 PM UTC

Updated on

October 25, 2018 at 3:54 PM UTC

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An untimely resignation has given one Kentucky Republican a second shot at saving coal.

Neil Chatterjee, former energy adviser to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, has been tapped to lead the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission after Chairman Kevin McIntyre stepped down this week due to health issues.