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Greer Gillis Confirmed as DC PSC Commissioner

Press Release Dec 19, 2018

For Immediate Release: December 19, 2018 Contact: Kellie Armstead Didigu, Public Affairs Specialist Greer Gillis Confirmed as DC PSC Commissioner (Washington, D.C.) Greer Gillis was confirmed as the new Commissioner for the Public Service…

City Paper: Bowser Gets Her Nominees on the Public Service Commission

Editor Dec 18, 2018

The D.C. Council approved a new chair for the commission and a former Bowser administration director as a new member.

DCist: Controversial Nominee To Utility Commission Is Confirmed Despite Concerns About…

Editor Dec 18, 2018

Despite staunch opposition from environmental activists, a controversial appointee to the city’s utility commission was confirmed to the board on Tuesday by an 8-5 vote.

DCist: D.C. Council Set To Vote On Bowser’s Controversial Appointee To Powerful Utility Commission

Editor Dec 17, 2018

Mayoral appointments are not generally the subject of a major kerfuffle at the D.C. Council. The mayor picks someone to do a job and, most of the time, her nominee sails through to a final vote and approval.

City Paper: Environmental Activists Frustrated With Mayor’s Nominees to Public Service Commission

Editor Nov 27, 2018

The outgoing director of the Department of General Services is a nominee, but at a Council hearing, activists claimed she lacks expertise to oversee energy utilities.

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