Travis Ritchie

Travis Ritchie is a Research Fellow in CLEE’s Energy and Climate Program. He specializes in electric utility rates and regulation. His research focuses on electricity affordability in the context of climate change impacts and California’s renewable energy transition. 

Prior to joining CLEE, Travis worked as an attorney and advocate for the Sierra Club’s Environmental Law Program. From 2010-2018, he represented the Sierra Club in public utility commission and other regulatory proceedings in California, Utah, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, New Mexico and Wyoming. Travis has litigated on issues related to utility capital spending, rate design, integrated resource planning, plant asset depreciation, and CPCN approvals. Prior to joining Sierra Club, Travis worked as an associate with Manatt, Phelps and Phillips in San Francisco and as a staff assistant for Senator Dianne Feinstein in Washington DC. He earned a Masters in Public Policy and a J.D. from UCLA, and he attended UC San Diego as an undergraduate. 

J.D. and M.P.P., UCLA (2008)

B.A. History and B.S. Biology, UC San Diego (2002)