According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal on March 9, “President Bush nominated John Wellinghoff, Nevada’s first consumer advocate, for a position on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The commission regulates interstate transmission of gas and electricity and wholesale power markets.”
In association with Vulcan Power Co. (Bend, OR), Wellinghoff is largely responsible for passage of Nevada’s Renewable Portfolio Standard, requiring utilities to purchase a certain percentage of their power supply from renewable energy sources. “If confirmed by the Senate, the 56-year-old Wellinghoff will complete the unexpired term of former Commissioner William Massey of New York and will serve until June 2008,” said the article.
Geothermal Bulletin
Volume 35 / Number 2
March / April 2006
Page 50
Vulcan in the News