Oklahoma Clean Energy Independence Commission

The Oklahoma Clean Energy Independence Commission was created as a result of Senate Bill 953. Enacted in 2009, the purpose of the Commission is to assist the state and the nation in an effort to achieve a goal of clean energy independence within the next five years. 

The Commission is chaired by the Oklahoma Secretary of Energy and Commissioners are appointed by the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House. 

Members of the Oklahoma Clean Energy Commission are:

C. Michael Ming, Oklahoma Secretary of Energy

Phyllis E. Bernard, Southwest Power Pool

Dan Ellis, ClimateMaster

Steven L. Fate, Public Service Company of Oklahoma

Sean Finnerty, Competitive Power Ventures

Mike Ming, Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America

David Myers, Senator, District 20

Max Myers, Oklahoma Gas and Electric

Tom Price, Chesapeake Energy Corporation

Steve Rhines, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation

Tom Schroedter, Hall Estill

Raman Singh, Oklahoma State University

JD Strong, Oklahoma Secretary of Environment