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Research Highlights
Comments Regarding STREAM’s Proposed Data Center
April 2026
In January 2026, STREAM U.S. Data Centers, LLC (STREAM) applied to the Genesee County Economic Development Center to construct a 2.2 million square-foot data center campus in the Town of Alabama, New York, located in Genesee County. On behalf of Tonawanda Seneca Nation and Sierra Club Niagara Group, Senior Analyst Dr. Bryndis Woods drafted comments that address STREAM’s proposed data center, including its claimed costs and benefits for the local community.
Background Report: Evaluation of Connecticut Medical Protections
March 2026
On behalf of Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, Senior Researcher Tanya Stasio, PhD, Researcher Sagal Alisalad, Principal Economist Liz Stanton, PhD, and AEC staff prepared a background report that evaluates Connecticut's electric and gas utility shutoff policies for medically protected customers.
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.
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
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Modeling
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Testimony
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Public Reports
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