Wedoany.com Report-Oct 29 , The head of a major US utility trade group is stepping down after less than a year.

Edison Electric Institute President and CEO Dan Brouillette on Monday announced he would leave the post later this year to focus on issues facing the global energy landscape. Brouillette, who took over at EEI at the start of the year, served as Energy secretary under former President Donald Trump from 2019 to 2021. He left that role to become the president of Sempra’s infrastructure group until joining the utility lobbying organization.

The leadership change at EEI comes as the industry finds itself playing an increasingly critical role in meeting the country’s rising power demand from AI-powered data centers, new factories and the electrification of cars and buildings.