Senior Attorney, U.S. Clean Energy

Location

This position may be based hybrid out of our Washington, D.C. office or remotely in the U.S.

Program Overview  

EDF’s U.S. Legal & Regulatory team engages in strategic regulatory advocacy and litigation to achieve clean and healthy air, drive clean energy progress, and ensure a stable climate for all. We envision a world in which people from all backgrounds and experiences feel connected to the public health and environmental challenges we face, and are engaged in creating durable, equitable solutions. The U.S. Legal & Regulatory team works primarily out of the Washington, D.C., Boulder, CO offices and remotely.  

The U.S. Clean Energy program works to increase the speed and scale of deployment of clean energy resources in the United States in order to decarbonize the electric system and enable electrification of vehicles, buildings, and industry while maintaining reliability and affordability. We focus on addressing the barriers that block and delay the construction of clean energy projects and the infrastructure needed to support them, particularly the electric transmission system. The barriers we work to address include insufficient and misdirected system planning, funding and financing challenges, inefficient siting and permitting processes, and biased market structures; as well as efforts to subsidize, prop up, and expand the use of fossil fuel generation and block the development and integration of clean resources. 

Overall Function  

The Senior Attorney, U.S. Clean Energy will lead and support EDF legal and regulatory advocacy in support of decarbonization of the electric system. This primarily comprises representing EDF in federal litigation and federal and state regulatory proceedings regarding laws, policies, and actions related to clean energy projects and infrastructure, as well as engaging in proceedings related to federal actions to support or expand the use of fossil fuel generation. This position also supports EDF’s development and review of legislative and regulatory proposals regarding clean energy infrastructure, permitting, and other energy policy matters. In addition to formally representing EDF before administrative agencies and civil courts, this position will also engage with external and internal partners to develop strategy