Former FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff has joined SolarCity, the leading residential solar company in the U.S., as their chief policy officer.
Wellinghoff, the longest-serving chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), was most recently a partner at the Stoel Rives law firm, where he focused on energy law and the development of clean energy technology.
Wellinghoff will replace John Stanton, who previously led the company’s policy and markets team and helped recruit Wellinghoff, according to SolarCity.