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Energy Data Collection Methods: The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly
Guest author Janelle Beverly was a graduate student intern at the Environmental Finance Center this past year. This post summarizes the capstone paper she completed in partial fulfillment of an MPA degree from the UNC…
The Increasing Need to Address Customer Affordability
Stacey 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 prices are rising faster than any other utility…
Declining Water Consumption, Part Two: The Big Picture
Guest author Peiffer Brandt is Chief Operating Officer at Raftelis Financial Consultants. There is little doubt in the industry that per capita water consumption in the United States is declining. Many water utilities have faced…
Declining Residential Water Use, Part One: North Carolina
Shadi Eskaf is a Senior Project Director for the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina. Imagine yourself to be the C.E.O. of a company that produces a high quality product. That product…
Water Utility Revenue Stability and Conservation Rates in the Triangle of NC
Mary Tiger is the Chief Operating Officer for the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina. Under the common residential water use pricing model, utilities face a trade-off between reliance on a stable…
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Welcome to the Environmental Finance Blog. The purpose of the blog is to support communities interested in sustainable and innovative financing mechanisms for delivering environmental services such as clean water and energy /waste management. Bloggers include…