Caroline Reiser (she/her)

Senior Staff Attorney, Climate & Energy

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Caroline Reiser litigates and advocates as a member of NRDC's Nuclear and Sustainable FERC Project teams. Currently, she focuses on achieving cleanup of the country's most radioactively contaminated sites, supporting communities impacted by the nuclear fuel chain, and advancing electric transmission policies that help renewable energy development. A graduate of University of California Santa Barbara and the University of California Irvine School of Law, Reiser previously worked as an attorney for Emory Law School's environmental law clinic. She is based in NRDC's Washington, D.C., office.

This website provides general information, not legal advice. If you need legal help, please consult a lawyer in your state. Caroline Reiser does not hold themself out as a specialist in a particular area of law or law practice.

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Renewable Energy

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FERC Rule Will Get Clean Energy onto the U.S. Power Grid Faster 

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Reforming the interconnection process is critical to advancing clean energy. FERC’s Order 2023 is an important first step, and NRDC stands with FERC to defend it.
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Court Finds That Southeast Market Transmission Scheme Protects Monopolies

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A federal court's rejection of the Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM) marks a victory for consumers in the U.S. South.
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SPP Must Rework Rules That Penalize Wind and Solar Power

Expert BlogMidwest, United StatesCaroline Reiser, Natalie McIntire
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) rejection of Southwest Power Pool's (SPP) proposal gives SPP a new opportunity to create an accreditation process that does not discriminate against renewable resources.

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Nuclear Power 101

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How it works, how safe it is, and, ultimately, how its costs outweigh its benefits.