Former FERC Chair Named Chief Policy Officer of Distributed Solar Provider
April 08,2016
SolarCity Corporation announced that former Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Jon Wellinghoff is joining SolarCity in the position of Chief Policy Officer.
Wellinghoff will join SolarCity's executive management team and will report to Chief Executive Officer Lyndon Rive. His responsibilities will include advising on federal and state policy for SolarCity and the overseeing of both regulatory and legislative affairs for the company.
Wellinghoff also served as General Counsel at the Nevada Public Utilities Commission (1998-2000), and served two terms as the State of Nevada's first Advocate for Customers of Public Utilities.