ACORE is filing these comments to ensure that the forest of important policies to meet the accelerating load growth is not lost in the trees of the details of colocation agreements.
Elise Caplan
Team Member
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
caplan@acore.org
Elise Caplan oversees ACORE’s work on federal policies to expand and modernize the grid, including actions taken by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy, Council on Environmental Quality, and other agencies. Her areas of focus include transmission planning and cost allocation, siting and permitting, advanced transmission technologies, and energy markets. Elise leads MGI’s work on grid-enhancing technologies and high-performance conductors, as well as supporting MGI’s outreach and communications.
Before joining ACORE, Elise was an independent consultant, and prior to that spent 15 years as the Director of Electric Markets Analysis at the American Public Power Association (APPA). Elise has a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University and a Master of Public Policy from the University of Michigan.
Featured Work
ACORE Comments on FERC Interconnection Workshops
- Renewable Energy Innovation
- Transmission & Power Markets
- Comments & Testimony
ACORE commends the Commission for holding these workshops and the panelists for their informative presentations and discussion.
Why Transmission Planning and Expansion are Necessary for our Economy
It’s critical that we not lose sight of FERC Order 1920’s significant benefits, especially for reliability and energy affordability.
ACORE Comments on Reactive Power Compensation
- Transmission & Power Markets
- Comments & Testimony
ACORE recommends that FERC reverse its proposal to remove compensation for reactive power within the standard power factor range.
ACORE Comments to DOE on Artificial Intelligence
- Renewable Energy Innovation
- Siting & Permitting Reform
- Comments & Testimony
What should the Commission’s top reliability priorities be for the next one to three years? Learn more in ACORE’s comments to FERC.
ACORE Comments on FERC Investigation of Investment Company Utility Ownership
- Sustainable Investing & ESG
- Comments & Testimony
ACORE submitted comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regarding its policy for granting blanket authorizations.
ACORE Statement on DOE NIETC Designation
- Transmission & Power Markets
- Comments & Testimony
ACORE submitted a statement of support for the DOE to designate as a NIETC the geographic areas encompassing ISO-NE, NYISO, PJM, and the Carolinas.
ACORE Comments on DOE Proposed Expansion of Categorical Exclusions
- Siting & Permitting Reform
- Transmission & Power Markets
- Comments & Testimony
ACORE submitted comments on the DOE’s proposed amendments to its NEPA implementing procedures.
U.S. Energy Storage Market Primed for Growth
- Energy Storage & Decarbonization Pathways
- Fact Sheets
The U.S. energy storage market is prepared to skyrocket, with cumulative capacity projected to increase by more than tenfold by the end of 2030.
ACORE Comments on FERC Reliability Technical Conference
- Transmission & Power Markets
- Comments & Testimony
What should the Commission’s top reliability priorities be for the next one to three years? Learn more in ACORE’s comments to FERC.
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