Commissioner James Ellison

Personal Background

James Ellison was appointed to the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission in January 2023 by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. The New Mexico Senate confirmed him for this position in February 2023. He is serving a two-year term which concludes on December 31, 2024.

He worked at Sandia National Laboratories for over ten years, focusing on power systems analysis and planning, including energy storage and renewable energy integration. Prior to Sandia, he worked at AES Corporation, where he managed a power plant and a distribution company.

He is committed to facilitating New Mexico’s transition to renewable energy in a responsible way – one that maintains reliability at a reasonable cost.

He has lived in New Mexico since 2005 and is originally from coastal Georgia. He lives in the Albuquerque area with his wife and two children.

Education

STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Master of Science in Management, Stanford Graduate School of Business

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Master of Science in Technology and Policy, Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Arts in Physics and Political Science

Commissioner Ellison’s Staff

Jennifer Baca
Executive Assistant

Phone: 505-469-3537
Email: jennifer.baca@prc.nm.gov

Judith Amer
Technical Advisor

Email: judith.amer@prc.nm.gov