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Charlie Harak

Senior Attorney

Charlie Harak is senior attorney for energy and utilities issues. He represents consumers before regulatory agencies, testifies at legislative hearings, and provides legal and policy counsel to low-income advocates, legal services lawyers, and government officials. He also devotes much of his time to training lawyers, advocates​,​ and front-line social services staff regarding the rights of utility customers, and contributes to NCLC manuals and publications. Much of his work also focuses on energy efficiency issues, ​including federal appliance efficiency standards and advocating for larger and smarter energy efficiency investments in affordable multifamily housing​, ​and climate change.