What should the Commission’s top reliability priorities be for the next one to three years? Learn more in ACORE’s comments to FERC.
Elise Caplan
Team Member
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
caplan@acore.org
Elise Caplan oversees ACORE’s participation in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy and other agency actions impacting transmission, energy markets, siting and permitting and other core issues for the renewable energy industry.
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), where she led wholesale electricity markets efforts on behalf of the nation’s public power utilities. Elise has a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University and a Master of Public Policy from the University of Michigan.
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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.
ACORE Letter to FERC on Transmission Planning Rule
ACORE stands ready to support the Commission in its issuance of a strong final rule on regional transmission planning and cost allocation.
ACORE Comments on DOE Coordination of Transmission Authorizations Proposal
- Siting & Permitting Reform
- Transmission & Power Markets
- Comments & Testimony
While we support the proposed rule and the creation of the Coordinated Interagency Transmission Authorizations and Permits (CITAP) Program, ACORE offers the following comments to improve its implementation.
ACORE Comments on CEQ NEPA Phase 2 Proposed Rule
These comments focus on the need for an extensive buildout of renewable energy, storage and associated transmission infrastructure.
ACORE Comments on DOE National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors RFI
- Transmission & Power Markets
- Comments & Testimony
ACORE strongly supports DOE’s proposed applicant-driven, route-specific approach to NIETC designation.
ACORE Comments on FERC Transmission Permitting
- Siting & Permitting Reform
- Transmission & Power Markets
- Comments & Testimony
ACORE submits these comments in response to FERC’s Proposed Rule on Applications for Permits to Site Interstate Electric Transmission Facilities.
ACORE Comments to FERC on Interregional Transmission
- Transmission & Power Markets
- Comments & Testimony
ACORE submits these comments in response to FERC’s Notice Requesting Post-Workshop Comment, issued on February 28, 2023.
ACORE Comments on DOE National Transmission Needs Study Draft
- Grid Infrastructure
- Transmission & Power Markets
- Comments & Testimony
ACORE appreciates DOE’s compilation and analysis of these data and studies of transmission needs and development for this important assessment.
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