Trump Appoints James Danly as New Chairman of Key Energy Commission

President Donald Trump speaks about the 2020 U.S. presidential election results in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington on Nov. 5, 2020. Carlos Barria/Reuters

President Donald Trump has appointed a new chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

James Danly, another member of the GOP panel, will replace Neil Chatterjee as chairman. According to a news release issued by the FERC, Danly previously served as the general counsel to the FERC after joining the commission in 2017, and became a commissioner in March.