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Clean Energy Durham makes headway in achieving energy efficiency in Halifax EMC territory.
September 6, 2012Christine E. Boyle, PhD is a Post-doctoral Fellow at the Environmental Finance Center. Dr. Boyle investigates new models for sustainable local water and energy provision. In the world of energy efficiency programming, … Read More about Clean Energy Durham makes headway in achieving energy efficiency in Halifax EMC territory.
Energy, General InformationWho pays, and who benefits?
September 4, 2012Glenn Barnes is a senior project director at the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina. Glenn is the project manager of the Sustainable Finance for Wetland Programs … Read More about Who pays, and who benefits?
General Information, Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterSmart Meters, Smart Rates
August 30, 2012Now in pursuit of his PhD at the University of Maryland, Casey Wichman wrote the report referenced below as an Environmental Economics Analyst with the Environmental Finance Center. Water utilities … Read More about Smart Meters, Smart Rates
Drinking Water & WastewaterCustomerSelect Rate Plan: How would a cell phone rate plan work for water service?
August 28, 2012Christine E. Boyle, PhD is a Post-doctoral Fellow at the Environmental Finance Center. Dr. Boyle investigates new models for sustainable local water and energy provision. Why are utilities exploring alternative business … Read More about CustomerSelect Rate Plan: How would a cell phone rate plan work for water service?
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General InformationPricing and Revenues: A Challenging Relationship
August 23, 2012Jeff Hughes is the Director of the Environmental Finance Center and the Principal Investigator for the Water Research Foundation project mentioned in the post. A recent report estimated that water … Read More about Pricing and Revenues: A Challenging Relationship
Drinking Water & WastewaterQECBs: A Cheaper Way for Local Governments to Fund Energy Efficiency (and Renewable) Projects
August 22, 2012Michael Chasnow is a Finance Analyst with the Environmental Finance Center. Qualified energy conservation bonds (QECBs) are an exciting tool that states, counties and cities can use to cheaply finance … Read More about QECBs: A Cheaper Way for Local Governments to Fund Energy Efficiency (and Renewable) Projects
Energy, General InformationPublic Fire Service Water Charges – On the Water Bill or on the Tax Roll?
August 16, 2012Guest author Susan Ancel is the Director of Water Distribution and Transmission with EPCOR Water Services Inc. Recently, EPCOR Water Services Inc. (EPCOR) (in conjunction with its … Read More about Public Fire Service Water Charges – On the Water Bill or on the Tax Roll?
Drinking Water & WastewaterApplying the Revenueshed Concept: Watershed Protection in a North Carolina River Basin
August 7, 2012The above graphic illustrates one of the main challenges of watershed protection: jurisdictional and watershed boundaries rarely align. This issue generates questions about who is responsible for, and who should … Read More about Applying the Revenueshed Concept: Watershed Protection in a North Carolina River Basin
General Information, Watersheds, Wetlands & Stormwater