Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation
USA Guide 2024 : California
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Provided by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
DWT's energy attorneys have extensive experience representing clients in rate, certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN), facility and utility acquisitions/change of control, and other proceedings before the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Our San Francisco-based team includes attorneys who have practiced before the CPUC and CEC for almost 40 years. We offer decades of experience representing an array of clients at the CPUC and are particularly recognized for our capabilities and effectiveness in this critical regulatory arena.
Our energy lawyers provide comprehensive regulatory, transactional, litigation, and other dispute resolution services to entities that are actively participating in all aspects of energy markets in California and the western United States.
Chambers Review
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP possesses a wealth of experience representing utilities before the California Public Utilities Commission. Represents a large number of renewable energy companies across the state, as well as clients in the oil and gas industry. Offers guidance on project development, including financing, power purchase agreements and permitting through to dispute resolution. Noted activity across the Western United States and knowledgeable on issues relating to community choice aggregators.
Work Highlights
- Davis Wright Tremaine LLP represented Calpine in CPUC energy regulatory proceedings including with respect to Resource Adequacy, Integrated Resource Planning and the Renewables Portfolio Standard.
Notable Practitioners
Steven Greenwald has decades of experience representing energy clients in a variety of regulatory, transactional and contentious matters. He deftly manages all stages of the project life cycle from financing and development through asset A&D. He is further noted for his handling of rate and other proceedings before state and federal regulatory bodies.
Vidhya Prabhakaran appears before the CPUC, CEC and other regulatory bodies on behalf of a host of sector clients including electric utilities, IPPs and energy service providers. He is particularly skilled in ratemaking and procurement matters.
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