Stephen D. Haner is Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment at the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy, where he focuses on Virginia’s energy, environmental, infrastructure, and public policy issues. He brings four decades of experience in Virginia public affairs, including journalism, government, public policy, and government relations.

Haner is also a contributing editor to Bacon’s Rebellion and writes extensively on Virginia’s energy landscape, electricity policy, data centers, regulation, and infrastructure. His work provides insight into the policy and economic considerations surrounding Virginia’s rapidly evolving data center and AI infrastructure ecosystem.