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Does How Often You Pay for it Matter? The Impacts of Billing Frequency

Does How Often You Pay for it Matter? The Impacts of Billing Frequency

by Stephen Lapp | Jul 15, 2020 | Financial Management, Rates

At the Environmental Finance Center at UNC-Chapel Hill, we are always communicating that how you pay for it matters, but could how often you pay for it matter as well? We delve into the impacts of billing frequency on the utility. It may seem counter-intuitive to...
COVID-19 Conditions’ Financial Effects on 49 Small Water Systems in North Carolina

COVID-19 Conditions’ Financial Effects on 49 Small Water Systems in North Carolina

by Allison Perch | Jun 29, 2020 | Financial Management

Three months after the COVID-19 pandemic suddenly changed how Americans live and work, the financial implications for water systems are becoming apparent. Back in March, we forecasted some of these effects, but we couldn’t measure those changes at that time. As time...
How Utilities in the Past have Saved Money during Economic Hardship: Similarities and Differences for COVID-19

How Utilities in the Past have Saved Money during Economic Hardship: Similarities and Differences for COVID-19

by UNCEFC | May 20, 2020 | Affordability, Financial Management

Right now, water utilities are facing great uncertainty about the coming months and years. When will moratoria on water shut-offs end? When will water consumption be back to “normal”? Will utility staff get COVID-19? And the “Big One” — What will revenue loss be...
Municipal Bonds & Finance in a Pandemic: How is the Market Responding?

Municipal Bonds & Finance in a Pandemic: How is the Market Responding?

by Austin Thompson | May 6, 2020 | Board/Elected Official Engagement, Financial Management

Municipal Bonds & COVID-19: What is going on? Prior to the outbreak of COVID-19 in the US, the municipal (“muni”) bond market was strong. Investors looking for a non-taxable rate of return were hungry for municipal bonds, driving interest rates down for borrowers...
Water System Reserves During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Water System Reserves During the COVID-19 Pandemic

by Christian Lutz | Apr 17, 2020 | Financial Management

Local governments have an increased public health responsibility to ensure that people have access to clean water during the COVID-19 pandemic. During this time, many utilities are refraining from shutting off customers’ water, despite unpaid bills. In more than a...
Financial Implications of COVID-19 for Water and Wastewater Utilities

Financial Implications of COVID-19 for Water and Wastewater Utilities

by Allison Perch | Mar 30, 2020 | Financial Management

Water and wastewater utilities are adapting to the rapidly changing conditions imposed across the country and the world by the COVID-19 pandemic. With stay-at-home orders, closures of schools, restaurants, and other businesses, and major disruptions to the workforce...
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