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Elisa Rivas is an energy development attorney who advises clients on utility asset transfers or encumbrances, applications for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, Permit to Construct, transmission projects, and the California Environmental Quality Act. She has represented client interests before the California Public Utilities Commission in electric and natural gas General Rate Cases, Section 851 and 854 applications, wildfire proceedings, and other administrative litigation.

Background

On August 7, 2025, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in Center for Biological Diversity, Inc. v. Public Utilities Commission (Cal., Aug. 7, 2025, No. S283614), 2025 WL 2253765 (Center for Biological Diversity). The case centers around the Net Energy Metering program, updated by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) in