ELIZABETH THORnTON, RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

elizabeththornton@acadianconsulting.com

Elizabeth Thornton is a Research Associate at ACG, where she specializes in the analysis of economic, financial and sociological data surrounding energy and natural resource topics including supporting ACG’s growing energy efficiency and renewable energy practice areas.  Elizabeth has a dynamic professional background with over eight years in multifunctional, cross-sector work experience across the energy and natural and built environment spaces.

Elizabeth has specialized experience in communicating the socioeconomic impacts of climate variability and change to diverse stakeholder groups as well as methodologies for improving resilience of physical, economic, and societal systems in the event of disaster.  Her past experience includes working as a policy analyst for the RAND Corporation where she worked a variety of coastal sustainability projects.  She has also worked on a number of energy efficiency projects and analyses, and managed the Residential Energy Efficiency Working Group for the Clinton Global Initiative America team.

Elizabeth holds a B.A. in Mass Communications with a Minor in Psychology from Loyola University New Orleans and a M.A in Climate and Society from Columbia University.

Roberto Hasbun, Senior Research Analyst

robhasbun@acadianconsulting.com

Mr. Hasbun performs analyses in a wide range of topics such as natural gas and electric utility regulation. He has conducted cost of service studies in addition to analyses on customer charges, revenue distribution, and pricing structures.  He contributes to ACG testimonies and reports through qualitative and quantitative research.

Roberto has experience in energy consulting and data-driven research. Prior to his tenure with ACG, Mr. Hasbun worked at the Applied Public Policy Research Institute for Study and Evaluation located in New Jersey. There, he analyzed usage and pricing issues associated with low-to-moderate income ("LMI") households. He also conducted research on solar development and heat pump installations in New York.

Mr. Hasbun holds a B.A. in History from Princeton University and a M.S. in Management from Cornell University. At Princeton, he was awarded the Stone and Davis Prize Fellowship for his senior thesis.  

Nicolas Alvarez, Senior Research Analyst

nicolasalvarez@acadianconsulting.com

Nicolas Alvarez is a skilled research analyst with experience in financial analysis, econometric modeling, and data science. He has contributed with preparation and analysis of cost-of-service studies, cost benefit analysis and rate designs in a range of topics in natural gas and electric regulation. Currently, he works on quantitative analysis supporting ACG’s testimonies and reports.

Mr. Alvarez is experienced in quantitative and qualitative research, having worked as research assistant at LSU and Kansas State University. In his career he has conducted several analyses using programing languages. His experience includes the use of time series forecasts in commodities analysis, linear programming for resource allocation, cash flow and balance sheet analysis, and the application of several econometric models such as fixed effects and logit fixed effects.

Mr. Alvarez holds a B.S. in Agribusiness Management from Zamorano University and an M.S. in Agricultural Economics from Louisiana State University.

Taylor Deshotels, senior Research Analyst

taylordeshotels@acadianconsulting.com

Taylor Deshotels has five years of experience working in energy and regulatory matters. Over the past five years, Mr. Deshotels has participated in a wide variety of regulatory proceedings as well as having conducted general energy and environmental research.  

Mr. Deshotels has assisted in the examination of several natural gas policy issues including tracker mechanisms for new technology implementation and for infrastructure replacement. Mr. Deshotels regularly prepares ACG-developed surveys on retail electricity and natural gas price benchmarking. He also conducts research on cost benchmarking for utilities located throughout the U.S.

Mr. Deshotels assisted in the development and estimation of the Louisiana GHG inventory which was used by the Governor’s Climate Change Task Force and assisted in the analysis of onshore infrastructure supporting offshore oil and gas activities in the Gulf of Mexico region and along the Atlantic Seaboard for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”). Mr. Deshotels regularly assists Dr. Dismukes in the examination of natural gas market trends and industrial development along the GOM, including those associated with energy transition activities. Mr. Deshotels also aids in research efforts supporting ACG testimony and written reports.

Mr. Deshotels is a graduate of LSU with a B.S. degree in International Trade and Finance with a minor in Energy.

Tyler French, Research Analyst

tylerfrench@acadianconsulting.com

Mr. French assists in the examination of cost of service and rate design issues. He has also assisted in the analysis of the cost performance of a regulated electric utility in Arkansas operating under a formula rate plan (“FRP”). Mr. French regularly assists in the development of ACG energy policy and rate surveys as well as testimonies and exhibits.

Before joining ACG, Tyler worked in the accounting services department at LSU where he handled merchant services and provided guidance to all departments on PCI compliance.

Mr. French holds a B.S. in Accounting from Southeastern University.

Emily Mouch, Research Analyst

emilymouch@acadianconsulting.com

Emily Mouch is a Research Analyst at Acadian Consulting Group. She has worked for the company for the last 7 years. Some of Emily's tasks include managing the discovery databases for each case, assisting with hearing book preparation and billing, as well as various office administration, marketing, and management tasks.

Ms. Mouch studied at Southeastern University where she got her Bachelor’s Degree in Behavioral Sciences. In her free time, Emily enjoys playing soccer, creating art, and spending time with her friends and family, especially her husband, two young kids and their dog Gilly.