Larissa Koehler
Senior Attorney, Energy
Work
As a Senior Attorney in EDF’s Energy program, Larissa engages in multiple regulatory proceedings at the California Public Utilities Commission, including those around electric vehicles and distributed energy resources, to break down barriers to accelerating clean energy in the state. She also works on policy analysis and legislative advocacy on key energy issues in California.
Since 2018, Larissa has been on temporary assignment in London, where she has been focused on electrification of transport, improving air quality through UK legislation and implementing EU policy to minimize methane emissions in the energy sector.
Background
Larissa has long been passionate about environmental preservation and pursued that interest by majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton and focusing on environmental law while at George Washington University.
Education
- J.D., George Washington University Law School
- A.B., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University
Latest pieces
-
New multi-state collaboration makes an important commitment to electric trucks and buses
July 13, 2020
-
Three things California should do to prepare for more electric trucks and buses
June 29, 2020
-
Electric fleets are the future of transportation, this California regulator explains how we get there
June 27, 2019
-
Trucking companies, utilities and innovators work together to put more electric vehicles on the road
June 26, 2019
-
California aims to hit ambitious climate goals through electrification
November 14, 2018
-
California says goodbye to its last nuclear power plant. What will replace it?
January 23, 2018
-
Varied Resource Portfolios to Clean up California’s Grid
March 1, 2017
-
New California Demand Response Decision Comes Equipped with BUG Repellent
September 27, 2016
-
California Shows the Nation How to Pave the Way for More Clean Cars
August 8, 2016
-
Putting the Customer First: How California can Achieve a Distributed Energy Grid
May 10, 2016
