 Dr. Arthur H Rosenfeld, was a member of the U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu's Energy Advisory Board and a Commissioner of the Energy Commission from 2000 to 2010.On 17 January 2001 a state of emergency declared during the California electricity crisis allowed the state to buy electricity for the financially strapped utility companies.The emergency authority allowed Davis to order the California Energy Commission to streamline the application process for new power plants.