La Capra Associates is a full-service, independent energy consulting firm focused on helping our clients make sound policy, planning, investment, pricing, and procurement decisions. We provide each client with objective analysis and strategic advice to help them navigate the complexities and uncertainties of market and regulatory environments.

We proudly serve a diverse set of clients across North America including:

• Public and private utilities
• Regulators
• Existing and prospective market participants
• Consumer and environmental advocates
• Commercial, industrial and institutional consumers
• Public policy agencies
• Investors and financial entities
• Law firms and litigants

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La Capra Associates offers a comprehensive range of services in our areas of expertise. Our clients generally look to us to provide one or more of the following:

• Advice/decision-making support
• Expert witness testimony/litigation support
• Procurement
• Negotiation/settlement support
• Planning studies and economic analysis
• Policy design or review
• Stakeholder input process management

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FERC Landmark Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation Order
On July 21, 2011, FERC issued Order No. 1000 which calls for new rules that will transform transmission planning. Transmission planning and policy is core to our practice and we are actively engaged with clients to assess the process and cost impacts and opportunities of these new rules. More...

Environmental Regulations Will Alter Generation Landscape
New air, water and solid waste regulations will have far reaching impacts on electricity generation over the next decade. Understanding the potential repercussions will be critical to resource planning and investment decision-making support. More...

Infrastructure Analysis
La Capra Associates worked with EDR Group, an economic development consulting firm, in undertaking the recently released Failure to Act: The Economic Impact of Current Investment Trends in Electricity Infrastructure. This new report from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) documents that an investment in our nation’s generation, transmission, and distribution systems can improve reliability, reduce congestion, and build the foundation for economic growth.
NC Renewables Study
Dan Peaco, President and Principal Consultant, was a keynote speaker at the 9th Annual Sustainable Energy Conference sponsored by the North Carolina Energy Office on April 20, 2012 and presented key findings from our 2011 report: "North Carolina's Renewable Energy Policy"
FERC Order No. 1000
Dan Peaco, President and Principal Consultant, made a presentation on FERC Order No. 1000 at the Connecticut Energy, Environment and Economic Development Conference on March 14, 2012.