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$napshot: Utility Rate Increases versus Revenue Increases
December 5, 2013A $napshot is a graphic revealing an interesting environmental finance finding accompanied by a short post. This $napshot was created by Shadi Eskaf. While revenues usually rise as water and … Read More about $napshot: Utility Rate Increases versus Revenue Increases
Drinking Water & WastewaterMore than Meets the Metric: Credit Rating Considerations for Water Utilities
November 26, 2013Mary Tiger is the Chief Operating Officer of the Environmental Finance Center at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Measurements, benchmarks, and metrics. We’re no stranger to them at … Read More about More than Meets the Metric: Credit Rating Considerations for Water Utilities
Drinking Water & WastewaterStructuring Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Finance Programs
November 19, 2013Glenn Barnes is a Senior Project Director with the Environmental Finance Center at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. For the past several years, the Environmental Finance Center … Read More about Structuring Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Finance Programs
EnergyKeeping up with Fiscal Year Ends in Georgia
November 13, 2013Stacey Isaac Berahzer is a Senior Project Director for the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina, and works from a satellite office in Georgia. In each … Read More about Keeping up with Fiscal Year Ends in Georgia
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General InformationSolid Waste Finance: Controlling Costs Through Innovative Waste Management and Reduction Programs
November 5, 2013Lexi Kay Herndon is the Marketing and Outreach Coordinator at the Environmental Finance Center at UNC Chapel Hill. Trash. Most of us don’t really think about it – you throw … Read More about Solid Waste Finance: Controlling Costs Through Innovative Waste Management and Reduction Programs
Waste ManagementFor the times (of residential electricity use in N.C.), they are a-changin’
November 1, 2013Tweet // David R. Tucker is a Project Director at the Environmental Finance Center at UNC Chapel Hill It’s the season of Halloween, and for some, this time of ghosts … Read More about For the times (of residential electricity use in N.C.), they are a-changin’
EnergyWater Rate Increases Among 1,961 Utilities in Six States in the Last Decade
October 30, 2013Shadi Eskaf is a Senior Project Director for the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Our research shows that water rates have been rising faster … Read More about Water Rate Increases Among 1,961 Utilities in Six States in the Last Decade
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Financial Benchmarking, Smart Management for Small Water SystemsWhy Measurement Matters
October 22, 2013We live in a fast paced world. We are driven to implement projects quickly – on time and under budget. On a daily basis, we are faced with decisions regarding … Read More about Why Measurement Matters
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