kWantera Inc., an energy technology company, today announced the promotion of Chief Commercial Officer Kyle O’Connor, 35, to the position of Chief Executive Officer, following Mark DeSantis, who stepped down as CEO.

After stepping down as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Jon Wellinghoff has joined the kWantera Board of Directors, his first Board since leaving the FERC.

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General Electric Co. confirmed it has invested in kWantera Inc., a Strip District-based provider of cost-saving energy management software and services to large consumers of electricity and natural gas across the U.S. The amount was not disclosed.