How McConnell May Have Inadvertently Undercut the Coal Industry
- Majority leader’s former aide to be replaced as FERC chairman
- Former wind lobbyist, lawyer added to federal energy panel
FERC Chairman Says He Doesn't Want to Disrupt Gas Markets
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is one of coal’s best friends in Washington, but the Kentucky Republican may have undercut his home state’s chief fuel by rushing through the confirmation of two obscure energy regulators.
After the Senate confirmed the last members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, a former McConnell aide may not be leading FERC’s review of a proposal to bail out coal-fired power plants. And those two newly confirmed FERC members -- Kevin McIntyre and Richard Glick -- have vowed not to tilt electricity-market rules in favor any particular fuel.