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Jacob Elkin

Associate Attorney Clean Energy Program

Jacob Elkin, Associate Attorney

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Jacob Elkin is an Associate Attorney with the Clean Energy program. He is based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Before joining Earthjustice, Jacob worked for Columbia Law School’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law. He has also clerked for Judge Gerald A. McHugh of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Jacob received his J.D. from Columbia Law School and his B.A. from the University of Chicago.

The Latest from Jacob Elkin

The Greenidge Generating Station on the west shore of Seneca Lake, near Dresden, New York.
February 21, 2025

How much do we subsidize cryptocurrency mining’s electricity use? No one knows.

By Jacob Elkin

Crypto mines have raised electricity rates for households while receiving big discounts and subsidies.
People walk down a large hallways filled with conduit and racks on either side.
February 4, 2025

New Report Examines Electricity Contracts for Data Centers and other Mega-load or Large-load Facilities

By Jacob Elkin

How electricity tariffs can protect households and small businesses from data centers and crypto mines’ enormous energy demands