FERC Commissioner Mark Christie, a Republican, says the agency has dramatically departed from one of its core missions over the years: keeping power bills for millions of Americans affordable. Today, POLITICO Energy host Catherine Morehouse sits down with Christie for an extended interview about why he thinks the regulatory process has shifted in favor of large power companies at consumers’ expense and how he would fix it. Catherine Morehouse is an energy reporter for POLITICO. Mark Christie is the Commissioner of FERC. Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer. Kara Tabor is an audio producer for POLITICO. Alex Keeney is a senior audio producer at POLITICO. Gloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO. Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO. For more news on energy and the environment, subscribe to Power Switch, our free evening newsletter: https://www.politico.com/power-switch And for even deeper coverage and analysis, read our Morning Energy newsletter by subscribing to POLITICO Pro: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter-archive/morning-energy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices