Robert F. Powelson is an American nonprofit executive and former government official who currently serves as president and CEO of the National Association of Water Companies. He was a member of the

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from 2017 until 2018. Powelson previously served as a commissioner on the

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from 2008 until 2017, and he is a past president of the

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. Powelson was previously president of the

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Chamber of Business and Industry. He has served on the board of directors of the

Electric Power Research Institute EPRI, is an American independent, nonprofit organization that conducts research and development related to the generation, delivery, and use of electricity to help address challenges in the energy industry, including reliability, efficiency, affo ...

and

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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

In May 2017, Powelson was nominated by President

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to become a member of the

. At his confirmation hearing, Powelson said he would work to address delays in the approval of natural gas pipelines and spoke favorably about

liquefied natural gas Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas (predominantly methane, CH4, with some mixture of ethane, C2H6) that has been cooled to liquid form for ease and safety of non-pressurized storage or transport. It takes up about 1/600th the volume o ...

exports. He was confirmed by

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on August 3, 2017. On June 28, 2018, he announced that he was resigning from FERC to become president and CEO of the National Association of Water Companies.

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