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NCPA Legislative & Regulatory Affairs Committee
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Wed
Chair Robert Weisenmiller was appointed as a commissioner and designated as the Chair of the California Energy Commission in January 2011 by Governor Jerry Brown; he was re-appointed in January 2015. He fills the Engineer/Scientist position on the five-member Commission. Robert brings more than 30 years of energy experience to the Commission, including expertise in electricity and gas markets and California regulatory policies. Robert has served as an expert witness in more than 100 state and federal regulatory commission proceedings and has authored numerous publications on electricity and natural gas markets.
Before his appointment, Robert, a co-founder of MRW & Associates, used his expertise to assist businesses, financial institutions, regulatory commissions, and public agencies in strategic planning, policy development, analysis of energy markets and regulations, rate design, and understanding the implications of utility mergers.
Robert’s career also included a previous period of public service with the Energy Commission as Advisor to a Commissioner, Manager of the Special Projects Office, and Director of the Office of Policy and Program Evaluation in the period between 1977 and 1982.
Robert holds a Doctorate in Chemistry and a Masters in Energy and Resources from the University of California, Berkeley. He received his B.S. degree in Chemistry from Providence College.