PRESIDENT-ELECT SELECTS JAMES DANLY AS DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY NOMINEE

President-elect Donald Trump selected James Danly as his nominee to be Deputy Secretary for the Department of Energy (DOE) this past weekend. Danly served served as a commissioner and chairman at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) during the first Trump Administration. The President-elect lauded Danly for his “regulatory reform to ensure abundant and affordable energy for the American People” while at the FERC.

The Secretary nominee for DOE - Liberty Energy CEO Chris Wright - is scheduled to have his confirmation hearing later this week on Wednesday, January 15th.  Wright also serves on the board of Oklo, a nuclear power startup backed by that is developing micro reactors.

Katherine MacGregor and David Fotouhi were also selected for deputy roles, for the Department of the Interior (DOI) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), respectively. Likewise, Doug Burgum and Lee Zeldin, the nominees to lead the DOI and EPA, will also have confirmation hearings held later this week. 

ECA will continue to provide developments on the selection of DOE's leadership as they develop