David Duperrault

David Duperrault specializes in energy law and policy with a focus on clean energy strategies, utilities regulation, community choice aggregation, distributed energy and microgrids, de-carbonizing the transportation sector, and policies to mitigate and adapt to climate change. As a senior analyst in the Energy Division of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), David developed policy at the leading edge of California’s evolving electricity markets. Before joining the CPUC, David represented The Utility Reform Network in the PG&E chapter 11 case in the United States Bankruptcy Court. David co-founded Silicon Valley Law Group and managed the firm’s financial services practice. He taught part-time at Stanford Law School and Santa Clara University School of Law. David earned his LLM in Energy Law and Policy at Vermont Law School and his JD at the University of Michigan Law School. He is a member of the environmental law sections of the California and Hawai`i Bar Associations.