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Former US FERC commissioners say ratemaking commissions require removal protections

( November 13, 2025, 17:13 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A bipartisan group of former commissioners of the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission filed a brief in support of Rebecca Kelly Slaughter’s challenge before the Supreme Court to her firing from the Federal Trade Commission. Overturning precedent to allow such a removal would "bulldoze the structural supports that Congress built into ratemaking commissions to protect its price-setting power from abuse," they argued. “By shielding agency action from political control, for-cause removal protections allow ratemaking commissions to sustain stable policies for the long-term benefit of regulated companies and American consumers,” they argued.See attached file. ...

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