Science-based planning

Whether focused on a parcel of land, a watershed, a region, or a state, the best planning documents are informed by sound science and rigorous analysis. Downstream Strategies catalogs current conditions, links policy and management options with scientific data, performs economic benefits analyses, and writes detailed plans to arm our clients with the technical expertise needed to improve and protect vital resources.

Water

Downstream Strategies provides water resources planning assistance for government entities, watershed associations, and other nonprofits.
  • Watershed-based plans
  • Watershed protection plans
  • Source water protection plans
  • Clean Water Act permitting and compliance
  • Impacts on water resources from existing or proposed projects

Energy

We gather and analyze data, write reports, and provide testimony with an understanding of the Appalachian region’s, the country’s, and the world’s changing energy landscape.
  • Alternative energy futures and scenario development
  • Energy-related permits
  • Market trends related to renewables, coal, natural gas, and electricity

Climate

Downstream Strategies offers planning services for climate mitigation and greenhouse gas reduction for government entities, nonprofits, and businesses.
  • Greenhouse gas inventories
  • Climate mitigation and greenhouse gas reductions
  • Cost-benefit analyses of alternative reduction and mitigation strategies

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Charging West Virginians: How Utility and Public Service Commission Actions Continue to Increase Electricity Bills

West Virginia’s residential electricity rates more than doubled between 2005 and 2022, outpacing the increases in every other state. This report documents how regulators and utilities have doubled down on aging coal-fired power plants, regulators have approved record-high cost recovery cases filed by utilities, and utilities have used non-competitive resource procurement practices.

Source Water Protection and Planning

We have assisted many West Virginia municipalities with source water protection and planning, including small communities and larger cities such as Wheeling and Morgantown. We worked extensively with Morgantown Utility Board on their source water protection and planning initiatives since 2014.

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