NARUC appoints co-vice chairs to its Gas Committee

The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) appointed two individuals to serve as co-vice chairs of its Committee on Gas.

Mississippi Public Service Commission Chair Brandon Presley and North Dakota Public Service Commission Commissioner Julie Fedorchak were named co-vice chairs. They will serve alongside Diane Burman, commissioner of the New York State Public Service Commission, who was recently named chair of the Gas Committee.

“I’m honored to be selected by NARUC President Jack Betkoski to serve in this role under his and Chair Diane Burman’s leadership. I have long fought for natural gas expansion in Mississippi and I am eager to get to work with the committee,” said Presley, who has served on the Mississippi Commission since 2007 and was recently appointed to NARUC’s board of directors.

The Gas Committee fosters awareness and understanding of issues affecting the transportation, distribution, and sale of natural gas.

“I look forward to advancing the work of the committee, along with Commissioners Burman and Presley, as we continue to actively engage federal agencies and stakeholder groups on matters of critical importance to state regulators,” Fedorchak said.

Fedorchak heads the pipeline siting, generation siting, and rail portfolios at North Dakota PSC. She is the agency’s lead for issues relating to the Midwest Independent System Operations.

“NARUC is fortunate to have a full complement of highly skilled state regulators leading this committee,” Betkoski said.