Former FERC Chairman, Jon Wellinghoff, to Lead Voltus Regulatory Efforts
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SAN FRANCISCO, March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Voltus, Inc., the world's leading platform for Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), announced today that Jon Wellinghoff, the longest serving Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), joins Voltus's leadership team as Chief Regulatory Officer (CRO).
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Wellinghoff lands at Voltus with an unparalleled track record of making the U.S. power grid more competitive, more reliable, and more affordable by advancing markets and policies that ensure the equal treatment of supply and demand. During his tenure as FERC Chairman, Wellinghoff was responsible for landmark FERC Orders 719, 745, and 755, among others, which helped cement the market integration of DERs. "Jon is arguably the single most influential electricity market thought leader of our generation," says Gregg Dixon, Voltus CEO. "The ability to realize the full value of DERs is within our reach because of the policies and innovation Jon helped shepherd."