"Katharine MacGregor returned to DOI after a lucrative gig as an executive at NextEra — the energy behemoth that touts itself as a leader in wind and solar."
"Ask President Donald Trump or his Interior Secretary Doug Burgum about wind energy and they’ll tell you it’s a “joke,” “pathetic” and “bad for everybody.” They’ll stress that energy production shouldn’t need subsidies — ignoring that fossil fuels are among America’s most subsidized industries — and claim that wind farms have an outsized negative impact on bird populations and other wildlife.
Yet when it came to filling the No. 2 post at Interior, Trump and his team tapped Katharine MacGregor, a veteran of the first Trump administration who between stints in government made millions as an executive at NextEra Energy, the energy giant that has 55 percent of its portfolio in wind and other renewables. Its subsidiary, NextEra Energy Resources, is among the world’s largest wind and solar developers, with more than 160 wind projects in the U.S. and Canada.
As vice president of environmental services for NextEra, MacGregor earned $1.28 million annually in salary and bonuses, according to her financial disclosure. Prior to the NextEra gig, she held the same title at Florida Power and Light Company, another NextEra subsidiary and one of the nation’s largest utility companies."
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