Charlie Read has over 40 years of experience at major law firms and now provides individual legal consulting for select clients on energy, infrastructure and public utilities issues.

Representative Clients

At the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC),  Charlie Read has represented clients in nearly every type of proceeding (complaints, investigations, rate-setting and transaction approval) and involving every regulated sector (electricity, oil and gas, telecom, transportation and water). He has advised clients owning and operating new technology resources including wind turbines, geothermal, fiber optic lines, solar arrays, and battery storage.

Charlie’s expertise is now available for any matter involving energy or other public utilities. He can provide boardroom advice, accident investigations and outage crisis management, second opinions on CPUC jurisdiction and approvals, drafting and review of key filings, witness preparation and regulatory training.