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Research Highlights
Testimony on Puget Sound Energy 2026 Rate Case
July 2026
On behalf of Earthjustice, Principal Economist Elizabeth A. Stanton, PhD prepared expert testimony on Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE’s) 2026 Rate Case in the context of Washington State’s clean energy regulations that require increasing shares of non-emitting electric generation over time. Dr. Stanton makes four key findings and, on that basis, recommends that the Washington Transportation and Utilities Commission disallow the TransAlta Tolling Agreement.
Kentucky Ratepayers Absorb Losses at Coal-Fired Power Plants in PJM
July 2026
On behalf of the Kentucky Resources Council (KRC), this Applied Economics Clinic (AEC) report assesses the energy market losses of three Kentucky-owned coal-fired generating units operating in the PJM wholesale energy market: East Bend Generating Station Unit 2 and Mitchell Power Plant Units 1 and 2.
New Hampshire Energy Burden Assessment
July 2026
On behalf of 350 New Hampshire, Researcher Jordan Burt, PhD, Senior Researcher Tanya Stasio, PhD, Assistant Researcher Elisabeth Seliga, and Principal Economist Elizabeth A. Stanton, PhD, prepared a report that assesses disparities in energy burden across New Hampshire’s households. AEC’s analysis found that, on average, low-income household in New Hampshire spend 7 percent of their income on energy costs compared to just 3 percent for non-low-income households.
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