Rachel Wiedewitsch

As a senior policy associate on the Clean Electricity team, Rachel supports and leads advocacy on a portfolio of work related to decarbonizing Minnesota’s electricity sector. Her work helps to shape energy policy and implementation that drives toward a decarbonized, reliable, affordable, and equitable energy system. Rachel focuses on proceedings at the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission and focuses on transmission, rate making, and distribution system planning.

Prior to Fresh Energy, Rachel worked at the Iowa Utilities Board on the Regulatory Analysis Team where she led on federal and regional topics with MISO and OMS, supported the Board in advanced rate making dockets through her review of large renewable energy projects, and worked on select natural gas dockets. Rachel holds a bachelor’s degree in Energy and Sustainability Policy from Penn State and a master’s degree in Energy Regulation and Law from Vermont Law and Graduate School.

In her spare time, Rachel enjoys taking on a DIY home project, baking or cooking a new dish, and spending time with her family, friends, and dogs.