Robert Powelson
{{short description|American lawyer}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Robert Powelson
| image = Robert Powelson official portrait.jpg
| office = Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
| president = Donald Trump
| term_start = August 10, 2017
| term_end = July 1, 2018
| predecessor = Philip D. Moeller
| successor = Bernard McNamee
| office1 = Member of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
| term_start1 = 2008
| term_end1 = 2017
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| party = Republican
| education = Saint Joseph's University
University of Pennsylvania
}}
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 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from 2017 until 2018. Powelson previously served as a commissioner on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission from 2008 until 2017, and he is a past president of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners.
Powelson was previously president of the Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry. He has served on the board of directors of the Electric Power Research Institute and Drexel University.{{cite news|last1=Maykuth|first1=Andrew|title=Trump tabs Chesco PUC member for federal post, report says|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/business/energy/Trump-tabs-Chesco-PUC-member-Powelson-for-FERC-post.html|accessdate=27 May 2017|publisher=Philly.com|date=March 9, 2017}}
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
In May 2017, Powelson was nominated by President Donald Trump to become a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.{{cite news|title=President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/05/08/president-donald-j-trump-announces-intent-nominate-personnel-key|accessdate=26 May 2017|publisher=The White House|date=May 8, 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516172736/https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/05/08/president-donald-j-trump-announces-intent-nominate-personnel-key|archivedate=16 May 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Heidorn Jr.|first1=Rich|last2=Brooks|first2=Michael|title=Updated: No Fireworks for FERC Nominees at Senate Hearing|url=https://www.rtoinsider.com/ferc-powelson-chatterjee-senate-hearing-43512/|accessdate=26 May 2017|publisher=RTO Insider|date=May 25, 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Traywick|first1=Catherine|title=Trump Names Nominees for U.S. Energy Agency Crippled by a Missing Quorum|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-09/trump-names-picks-for-u-s-energy-agency-crippled-without-quorum|accessdate=26 May 2017|publisher=Bloomberg|date=May 8, 2017}}
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 exports.{{cite news|title=FERC nominees offer support to LNG, pipelines|url=http://www.argusmedia.com/news/article/?id=1467529|accessdate=27 May 2017|publisher=Argus Media|date=May 25, 2017}}
He was confirmed by voice vote 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.{{cite news |title=FERC Commissioner Robert F. Powelson Statement|url=https://www.ferc.gov/media/statements-speeches/powelson/2018/06-28-18-powelson.asp#.W7jU72hKjIV|date=June 28, 2018}}
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