NARUC names new vice chair of Energy Resources and the Environment committee
Judge Jehmal Hudson, chair of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, was appointed chair of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners’ Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment (ERE).
The committee serves as a venue for state regulators to discuss ways to provide utility customers with environmentally sustainable and affordable energy services. Specifically, the group focuses on energy efficiency, renewable and distributed resources, consumer protection, low-income weatherization and assistance, along with public interest research and development.
“I am truly honored for the opportunity to chair this important committee,” Hudson said. “NARUC is at its best when there is the sharing of information and the sharing of dialogue among state regulators as we all face some of the toughest challenges in energy today. I look forward to leading discussions on the challenges and solutions involved in the energy transition while ensuring affordability and reliability for consumers.”
Hudson has served at the Virginia SCC since 2020. Before that, he was the vice president of government affairs at the National Hydropower Association and spent 10 years managing public policy issues at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Hudson sits on the NARUC Board of Directors and is second vice president of the Mid-Atlantic Conference of Regulatory Utilities Commissioners. In the past, he has served as the chair of NARUC’s Select Committee on Regulatory and Industry Diversity.
“Judge Hudson has an immense depth of knowledge and experience needed to lead the ERE Committee,” said Fedorchak. “He has expertly led the Select Committee on Regulatory and Industry Diversity and will, no doubt, do the same for ERE. We also appreciate the committed leadership of Commissioner Abigail Anthony, who facilitated and encouraged important discussions surrounding energy efficiency and other issues of the energy transition.”
Hudson earned his B.A. from Adelphi University, his J.D. from Vermont Law School, and his LL.M. in Taxation from the Georgetown University Law Center. He is admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court.
He replaces Rhode Island Commissioner Abigail Anthony in this new role on the ERE Committee.
