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Richard (Rich) Glick

Founder & Principal at GQ New Energy Strategies

Washington, D.C.

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Why they matter

The most recent former FERC Chair, now running an active D.C. consulting practice. Current pulse on what FERC under Christie is and isn't likely to do.

Background

Chairman of FERC from January 2021 to January 2023 under President Biden. In May 2023, founded GQ New Energy Strategies with former chief of staff Pamela Quinlan; Elizabeth Salerno joined as Principal. The consulting firm helps clients navigate energy regulatory and policy environments. Transmission and generation technology adoption, market-rule transformation, and market participation strategy. Before FERC, was Vice President of Government Affairs at Iberdrola/Avangrid and previously a Democratic counsel on the Senate Energy Committee.

Notable deals

  • 2023
    Founded GQ New Energy Strategies (May 2023) with Pamela Quinlan after departing FERC.
  • 2022
    As FERC Chair, drove regulatory framework for transmission planning (notice of proposed rulemaking, generator-interconnection reform).
  • 2024
    EPIC (University of Chicago) affiliation continues post-FERC for energy-policy research.

Call-prep brief

Background

Glick chaired FERC during the Biden administration's most ambitious clean-energy regulatory push. He left in 2023 (re-nomination blocked) and immediately started GQ New Energy Strategies. Of the three former-FERC-chair advisors here, he's the most recently in the seat. Most current on the dynamics inside FERC today.

What he cares about

  • Transmission planning and cost allocation. The central FERC issue.
  • Generator interconnection-queue reform. Order 2023 implementation.
  • State-FERC jurisdictional questions in DERs.

Recent moves

  • GQ New Energy Strategies actively retained by clean-energy developers and transmission developers (2024-2025).

Sensitivities

  • Politically attuned. Frame questions around regulatory mechanics, not partisan posture.
  • Active consultant; conflicts may apply to specific deals.

Questions to ask

  1. Where does he see FERC under Chair Christie actually moving vs. holding steady in 2026?
  2. Which transmission cost-allocation models are most likely to gain regional traction in the next 18 months?
  3. How is Order 2023 interconnection-queue reform translating into deal timing reality at PJM, MISO, and SPP?

Outreach draft

Subject
Transmission and interconnection: your read
Mr. Glick, I lead clean-energy and grid investing at [Firm]. We're modeling FERC regulatory trajectory into our underwriting on transmission and interconnection-dependent assets, and your perspective as the most-recent former FERC Chair is the sharpest available. Would you have 30 minutes in the next month? Happy to share specific questions ahead of time. Best regards, [Your name] [Your firm]

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