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Jon R. Chase

Senior Policy Advisor


Jon Chase is a senior policy advisor and member of the firm’s Energy Infrastructure & Climate practice. With a focus on renewable energy issues, Jon provides policy and political expertise on a variety of energy issues, assisting clients in the development, design and advocacy of their legislative and regulatory priorities.

Jon has more than 15 years of experience in legislative and advocacy work in Washington, D.C., with a primary focus on energy, tax, climate change, and appropriations issues. He began his career on Capitol Hill, spending four years on the staff of Senator Dianne Feinstein. He then shifted to the House of Representatives to work for Rep. Tom Allen, handling energy, transportation, agriculture, and budget issues, and was Rep. Allen’s lead staff for the Oversight & Government Reform Committee. After departing the Hill, he worked for an international consulting firm focused on clean and low-emission energy technologies, including renewables and nuclear power.

Representative Experience

  • Advises renewable energy companies on tax, climate, regulatory issues, and other matters in relation to federal and state energy policy.
  • Led successful efforts to extend renewable energy tax incentives, including the Production Tax Credit (PTC), the primary federal tax incentive for the development of renewable energy projects.
  • Managed and directed efforts resulting in a number of state laws to expand the use of renewable energy, including Renewable Portfolio Standards.
  • Extensive speaking in both the United States and internationally on subjects related to renewable energy and energy policy.


    Jon R. Chase

    The Atlantic Building
    950 F Street, NW
    Washington, D.C. 20004-1404
    Phone: 202-756-3443
    Fax: 202-756-3333

    Education

    • Johns Hopkins University
      (M.A., 2003)
    • University of Maine
      (B.A., 1992)