(P&GJ) - The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) moved forward recently with projected policies with gas pipeline implications. But their resolution is a bit up in the air now that former Chairman Richard Glick has left the commission after failing to be reconfirmed by the Senate. Willie Phillips, another Democratic commissioner, is the new chairman and instead of the 3-2 Democratic majority in 2022, the FERC now has a 2-2 Democratic-Republican split in 2023. Sarah Tucker, an energy attorney with the law firm Sidley, wrote in a January 23, blog post: "With a deadlocked Commission, a number of agenda items furthered may be left in limbo - at least for the near future. These include a series of natural gas policy statements that the Commission converted to draft form in March 2022, along with power transmission initiatives aiming to respond to capacity and reliability challenges."
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