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Research Highlights
Equity Advisory Working Group Recommendations: Equity Metrics for the District of Columbia's Benefit-Cost Analysis Model and Stakeholder Engagement for Utility Planning
July 2025
On behalf of the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (DC PSC), AEC—together with our partner Visionary Leadership Group—convened and facilitated a seventeen-member Equity Advisory Working Group (EAWG) to recommend: 1) Criteria for designating Priority Populations in the District; 2) Racial equity, energy burden, and low- and moderate-income metrics for inclusion in the District’s evaluation framework for utility proposals; and 3) A stakeholder accountability process to facilitate local resident engagement and representation in utility proposal decision-making processes.
Assessing Ratepayer Risks of the Proposed Edisto Gas Plant in South Carolina
March 2026
On behalf of the Conservation Voters of South Carolina (CVSC), Senior Researcher Joshua R. Castigliego, Assistant Researcher Elisabeth Seliga, Researchers Jordan Burt, PhD and Sagal Alisalad, and Principal Analyst Bryndis Woods, PhD prepared a report that evaluates Santee Cooper and Dominion Energy South Carolina’s December 2025 Joint Application to build a new jointly owned, 2,180-MW natural gas-fired combined cycle generating facility—the proposed “Edisto Gas Plant” or Canadys Joint Resource—on the banks of the Edisto River.
Testimony on Southwestern Public Service Company's (SPS) Application to Construct New Generation Facilities
February 2026
On behalf of Sierra Club, Principal Analyst Dr. Bryndis Woods filed testimony before the Texas Public Utility Commission regarding SPS's Application to amend its Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) to construct eight new generation facilities totaling over 4,100 megawatts in Texas and New Mexico.
AEC Areas of Expertise
Economic impacts and benefit-cost analysis
Emissions accounting and climate/energy planning
Electric resource planning and wholesale markets
Gas distribution and supply planning
Energy policy and environmental regulation
Stakeholder and community engagement
Environmental justice and equity analysis
Statistical and spatial analysis
Alternative rate and incentive mechanisms
Finance and cost of capital
AEC Services
Analysis
We provide in-depth analysis of the economics, environmental, and equity impacts of all types of energy resources and policies. Read more →
Modeling
Clinic staff regularly analyze a number of third-party power sector model inputs and outputs used to conduct resource planning analyses, forecast electricity market prices, predict emissions output, and evaluate the need for future electric and natural gas capacity. Read more →
Testimony
We provide expert testimony in state and federal regulatory proceedings on a variety of issues. Read more →
Public Reports
We provide public-facing reports for our clients, including economic assessments of existing energy resources and economic and emission impacts of environmental regulations. Read more →
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