About me
Marie is a renewable energy attorney with experience advising utility-scale independent power producers, trade groups, non-profits and local governments on a variety of energy issues before state and federal commissions and courts. Her expertise centers around integrated resource planning, utility acquisition, power purchase agreements, interconnection and transmission issues, the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, and resource capacity and adequacy. Prior to becoming an attorney, Marie became a first-generation college graduate with a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies and economics from Western Washington University and worked on energy, environmental and conservation issues that affect low-income individuals as an AmeriCorps Volunteer In Service To America. Marie received her law degree from the University of Oregon School of Law. In her spare time, Marie enjoys backpacking, travel, trying new restaurants, and creating art or do-it-yourself craft and home improvement projects.