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Sidney Villanueva’s practice focuses on energy law. She counsels clients on a variety of administrative and regulatory matters, including Bonneville Power Administration proceedings, the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA), transmission access, as well as contract, tariff and rate issues. She has particular experience assisting independent power producers with power purchase, interconnection and transmission agreements.
Prior to entering into private practice, Sidney worked as an associate attorney representing investor-owned utilities and customers of investor-owned utilities as well as consumer and municipal electric utilities. She is well versed in state and federal practice, primarily before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC) and the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC).
Sidney is a member of the Oregon State Bar and the chair of the Oregon State Bar Energy, Telecom & Utility Law Section (2022-2023). She was named Best Lawyers: One to Watch in Energy Law (2021-2023). Outside of the office, Sidney enjoys sunshine, her two young children, and dog Gatsby.
