FERC’s Christie steps down, leaving agency with three members

Rosner received an unusually high level of support from Republicans during his Senate confirmation process, according to Devin Hartman, director of energy and environmental policy at the R Street Institute, a free market-oriented think tank.

“It is hard to know the specific rationale for this decision, which of course raised some eyebrows, because rarely have we seen President Trump pass the baton of an agency to a Democrat,” Hartman said Monday. “It’s at least in part, a sign of their confidence in Rosner as the interim chair, and it makes it even more clear that the administration is thinking that their permanent chair is not yet appointed to FERC.”