Former energy secretary Jennifer Granholm is on the board of directors of major U.S. utilities companies that received millions of dollars in taxpayer dollars from Granholm's agency from her watch.
Granholm is a board member of Edison International, a major utility holding company, and she also sits on the board of Southern California Edison (SCE), a subsidiary of Edison International's holding company. announcement Thursday. SCE was part of a California-based group of entities I received it Taxpayer cash from Granholm's Department of Energy (DOE) in August 2024.
“They promised us something much different, but the Biden administration's revolving doors still seem eager to be fast enough to carry major cities,” he said. The incident has acquired government services by working for companies that have problems before the sector, while being a major contributor to a rapid decline in public trust in the government.” (Related: Outgoing Energy SEC urges Trump to keep one of Biden's biggest gifts to China)
Reporter: “Gas prices are rising… The President has taken credit for falling prices… Will the President win price credit… Will the President get price credit… Will it rise?”
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Granholm will officially assume her new position on April 11th, Edison International said in the announcement. The company has promoted Granholm's public sector experience as Michigan energy secretary and governor as a qualification she considers to be a good addition to the business.
“Jennifer's experience as a leader who is well versed in cybersecurity, physical security and clean energy resources — and being known for his collaboration with utilities and other industries, he has made significant contributions to Edison International, including SCE and Trio. You can do that,” Peter J. Taylor Edison, chairman of the International Board of Directors, said in a statement.
In particular, Edison is now investigating whether the equipment may have launched one of the huge fires that devastated the Los Angeles area in January. According to Go to Bloomberg News.
Granholm served as energy secretary throughout the Biden administration, and DOE fired hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars during her tenure to subsidize green energy projects and related infrastructure. In fact, DOE's loan program offices will dozens of times throughout the crippling duck, despite concerns from the agency's internal watchdog that elected Republicans and taxpayers dollars could be at risk. I was in a hurry to push out a billion-dollar loan.
Furthermore, Granholm's early days in the Biden administration were characterized by a controversy over the private investment in Protera, an electric bus maker that the Biden administration had promoted while Granholm was investing in the company. She eventually cleared her position in May 2021, bringing her capital gains to around $1.6 million.
Granholm is the latest Biden administration official to find a new gig after leaving the office, and many return to the “swamp” as a political party reorganization.
SCE did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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