Elise Ashley

Elise brings over six years of experience developing complex Excel models, evaluating external analyses, and performing qualitative and quantitative research and analysis on topics around distributed energy resources and emissions modeling. At Synapse, her work has included developing user-friendly Excel- based modeling tools analyzing the energy and emissions impacts of energy storage, electric vehicle, and heat pump adoption, and providing technical writing for a range of topics around decarbonization. Elise co-leads the annual updating and development of U.S. EPA’s AVERT, an open-access tool developed by Synapse to estimate the regional emissions and generation impacts of energy policies and programs. She also provides ongoing support to the development of EV-REDI, Synapse's in-house tool for modeling regional emissions and demand impacts from electric vehicle adoption.

Prior to joining Synapse, Ms. Ashley worked as a Manager of Development Operations at The Possible Zone, designing and establishing best practices around data management and organizational strategy. Previously, she served as a Senior Engineering Consultant at Opinion Dynamics, providing expertise in the evaluation, measurement, and verification (EM&V) of utility energy efficiency programs across the United States. More specifically, she conducted impacts across the residential and commercial sectors, verifying energy efficiency measures in lighting, hot water, weatherization, appliances, efficient products, refrigeration, and income qualifying programs, with a focus on residential heating and cooling systems. She also developed on-site data collection tools and procedures for virtual inspections of energy efficiency installations during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ms. Ashley holds a BS in in Mechanical Engineering and minor in Psychology from Washington University in St. Louis.