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Marketing a Monopoly
October 8, 2013Mary Tiger is the Chief Operating Officer of the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina. Water is the talk of the town these days – or at … Read More about Marketing a Monopoly
Drinking Water & WastewaterWater Efficiency at Drinking Water Systems without Volumetric Charges
October 4, 2013Glenn Barnes is a senior project director with the Environmental Finance Center and is the co-director of the Smart Management for Small Water Systems project. All drinking water systems should … Read More about Water Efficiency at Drinking Water Systems without Volumetric Charges
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Smart Management for Small Water SystemsFund Transfer Workarounds
September 27, 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. Water rate increases … Read More about Fund Transfer Workarounds
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Smart Management for Small Water SystemsGoing with the Flow: Evaluating the Potential of Micro-Hydro Power for Water Utilities
September 11, 2013Written by David Tucker David Tucker is a Project Director for the Environmental Finance Center. In our work with the Smart Management for Small Water Systems project and other programs, … Read More about Going with the Flow: Evaluating the Potential of Micro-Hydro Power for Water Utilities
Drinking Water & Wastewater, EnergyPaying the Bill for Energy Efficiency
September 3, 2013Jen Weiss is Senior Finance Analyst at the Environmental Finance Center. There is a small hole in the ceiling leading into the attic of Mr. Smith’s single-family home and the … Read More about Paying the Bill for Energy Efficiency
EnergyWater batteries: With the right rate structure, water utilities can back-up the electricity grid
August 27, 2013The Electric Power Research Institute and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimate that 3-4% of national energy consumption is used for drinking water and wastewater services in the United States. … Read More about Water batteries: With the right rate structure, water utilities can back-up the electricity grid
Drinking Water & Wastewater, EnergyUpdate: Changes to PACE and Special Assessments in North Carolina
August 22, 2013by Adam C. Parker Adam Parker is a law clerk at the North Carolina Court of Appeals. He was formerly a summer law clerk with the UNC School of Government. … Read More about Update: Changes to PACE and Special Assessments in North Carolina
EnergyLessons from Drinking Water Systems in Hawai‘i and the U.S. Territories
August 14, 2013by Glenn Barnes Glenn Barnes is senior project director with the Environmental Finance Center based at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the co-director of the … Read More about Lessons from Drinking Water Systems in Hawai‘i and the U.S. Territories
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Smart Management for Small Water Systems