Commissioner Clements

Commissioner Allison Clements joined the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in December 2020 following a range of public and private sector experience in energy law and grid modernization policy.  Prior to her current role, she worked at Energy Foundation, Goodgrid LLC, and Natural Resources Defense Council.  She began her legal career in private practice at Troutman Sanders LLP and Chadbourne & Parke LLP.  Over the course of her career, her clients have included utilities, independent power producers, developers, lenders, nonprofits, and philanthropies.

Commissioner Clements has also served as a federal energy expert in several capacities, including as a member of a National Academies of Sciences committee on grid resilience and as a clinical visiting lecturer at Yale Law School.  She holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctorate from The George Washington University Law School.

Commissioner Clements grew up in Dayton, Ohio and now lives in Washington, DC with her husband and two children.