James Hoecker Biography

Chairman Hoecker is both a professional historian and teacher and a practitioner of energy law. In private law practice he focused on gas production transmission and distribution issues as well as on electric utility contract matters. He was the first member of the Commission and the first Chairman to have once served on the Commission staff where he was Assistant General Counsel for Gas and Oil Litigation and Assistant General Counsel for Rulemaking and Legislative Analysis. During his Chairmanship Mr. Hoecker worked to prepare the Commission for its role in the digital economy and the competitive energy market environment of the 21st Century. At the Chairman's urging the Commission asserted leadership over wholesale power market restructuring natural gas market reform electric reliability issues and environmental review and compliance in the hydropower and gas pipeline areas. At his direction the Commission's structure was revamped its processes streamlined its information technology commitment enhanced and its regulatory technique made more open and collaborative.

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