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The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) named Steve Larson executive director. Larson most recently was executive director of the California Energy Commission and chief deputy director of the department of finance.

PG&E Corp. elected Leslie H. Everett senior vice president and assistant to the chairman. PG&E Corp. also elected Russell M. Jackson senior vice president, human resources.

Xcel Energy subsidiary Utility Engineering Corp. named R. Ross McCausland CFO of the company. He is executive vice president of Quixx Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Utility Engineering Corp. The company also promoted Jimmy D. Williams to chief technical officer.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission named Susan Court as chief of staff. Court has served as associate general counsel for General and Administrative Law and as the Designated Agency Ethics Official.