Since 2015, the EFC has partnered with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin to produce spreadsheets and interactive dashboards compiling water rates and public fire protection charges assessed by utilities across the state. These tools are designed to assist utilities … Read more

August has been a key transition month for local government utilities in North Carolina as EO 124/142 (which prohibited disconnections due to non-payment for residential utility accounts) has expired, payment plans are required to be in place, and Governor Cooper … Read more

These are unprecedented times. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, social norms have changed and unemployment has risen sharply across the nation. As states have pushed residents to stay home, water usage patterns have altered for both commercial and residential customers. … Read more

  This dashboard is designed to allow water and wastewater utilities assess their financial resilience to revenue losses during the COVID-19 pandemic or other periods of sudden revenue losses. Utilities input information about their unrestricted cash, which can be obtained … Read more

With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, utilities across the nation continue to adapt to rapidly changing conditions through a number of measures, from suspending water shut-offs to implementing cost-saving maneuvers like reducing energy costs. To better understand some of the financial … Read more

This interactive dashboard is designed to assist utility managers and local officials with benchmarking residential water and wastewater rates against multiple attributes, including  system characteristics, customer base socioeconomic conditions, and geography. The survey and dashboard were funded by Tighe & … Read more

This dashboard is designed to assist utility managers and local officials with benchmarking residential water and wastewater rates against multiple attributes, including system characteristics, customer base socioeconomic conditions, and geography. Rates data were provided by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, which … Read more

This dashboard is designed to assist utility managers and local officials with benchmarking residential water and wastewater rates against multiple attributes, including system characteristics, customer base socioeconomic conditions, and geography. Rates data on this dashboard for utilities in the northeastern … Read more

After droughts and in light of future concerns over water resources, the topic of conservation has risen in importance. While regional differences in supply concerns exist across the United States and even on a smaller scale, within states, there have … Read more

This interactive dashboard is designed to assist utility managers and local officials with benchmarking residential water and wastewater rates against multiple attributes, including system characteristics, customer base socioeconomic conditions, and geography. Rates data for this dashboard are drawn from a … Read more