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.