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Window to the Bay State
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President Biden has named former Massachusetts Undersecretary of Energy and Climate Solutions Judy Chang as FERC commissioner. Ms. Chang is perhaps best known for a 2018 op-ed in which she took the position that it was irresponsible to invest in pipelines because New England would be transitioning away from natural gas within the next five years. At this point in time – let alone six years later – that's an odd stance for anyone who wants to serve on a board responsible for developing abundant supplies of natural gas at reasonable prices. In this context, FERC is most recently known for “implementing an EPA,” that is, “illegally supporting climate goals that Congress has never approved.”
The Massachusetts Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs, of which Ms. Chang was the former director, has not yet acted on a recent, similar request. The GAO notes that the state's Department of Public Utilities (DPU) has released some documents that provide insight into that office's work with a renewable energy trade group called Advanced Energy United.
It was recently revealed that the AEU acted as an intermediary for Michael Bloomberg's operation at NYU, the State Energy and Environmental Impact Center, to house activist “staffers” in progressive PSC/PUC offices to advance their “climate” agenda , just as was the case in the attorney general's offices.
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Advanced Energy United was formerly called Advanced Energy Economy. A joint from Tom Steyer, according to his lawyer:
GAO looks forward to MA OEE releasing the requested public records.
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