GET ME REWRITE: Scott Walker appointee Ellen Nowak is back in the news, spouting nonsense

Headline:  Wisconsin State Journal, 6/28/2022

A Wisconsin utility regulator says there is little risk of rolling blackouts this summer while warning against the retirement of fossil fuel generators. 

Public Service Commission member Ellen Nowak downplayed reports issued this spring by the Midwest grid operator and an international grid monitor, which warned that generation capacity could fall short of demand in certain circumstances this summer.\ 

While pointing out that there is always a risk of blackouts, Nowak said it would take a “perfect storm” — such as unplanned generator shutdowns combined with extreme heat or catastrophic weather — to trigger forced outages.   

“I am not hitting the panic button,” Nowak said.

Original 12/4/2018 post, "Lame Duck News:  Scott Walker gives campaign contributor her old job back at the PSC", starts here.

 

Source:  LinkedIn

Senate confirms Walker appointee to utilities commission. (WQOW, 12/4/2018)

The votes means Nowak will return to the commission, guaranteeing her a job after Walker leaves office next months.

Source:  Wisconsin Democracy Campaign

In other lame duck news:
Scott Walker appoints GOP contributor to UW Board of Regents. (12/4/2018)