Ellie Hardwick

Ms. Hardwick provides legal research and analysis in energy, administrative, and public utility law. She advises wind, solar, hydro, biomass, geothermal, cogeneration, and other electricity generators on a variety of transactional matters, including negotiating power purchase agreements, interconnection agreements, wholesale power sales, land use and permitting contracts, resource development and sales, and other matters. Ms. Hardwick represents energy trade associations, renewable and cogeneration electricity producers, and electric cooperatives. She has represented energy trade associations on diverse topics including competitive procurement, interconnection, Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) avoided costs and contracts, direct access, and resource adequacy.  She also authored an amicus brief on land use and permitting at the Washington Supreme Court.

Ms. Hardwick has a strong background in energy law and policy. She previously worked at North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association as a legal extern on various proceedings before the North Carolina Utilities Commission and helped draft appellant briefs before the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Ms. Hardwick graduated from Vermont Law School in 2021, where she earned her J.D., cum laude, and her master’s degree in Energy Regulation and Law, with distinction. She graduated from North Carolina State University in 2018, where she earned a double major in Environmental Science – B.S., summa cum laude, and Political Science – B.S., summa cum laude, with minors in Renewable Energy Assessment and Economics. Ms. Hardwick studied abroad at the Danish Institute for Study Abroad, taking classes in renewable energy and climate change science.

Ms. Hardwick also serves on the Executive Committee of the Oregon State Bar’s Energy, Telecom & Utility Law Section.

In her free time, she enjoys hiking and camping, spending time with her dogs, attending concerts, and cheering on the Portland Fire and Carolina Hurricanes.