by Francine | Sep 3, 2014 | Affordability, Fiscal Planning & Rate Setting
There are many ways to assess affordability of residential rates. A common metric is to compute the proportion of the Median Household Income of the community that would be spent on a year’s worth of “average bills” (termed Percent MHI). This is one...
by Francine | Dec 11, 2013 | Energy Management
A no-cost, interactive webinar to introduce U.S. EPA’s recently upgraded ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager® tool and ENERGY STAR Cash Flow Opportunity Calculator. This webinar was offered by the Environmental Finance Center at UNC Chapel Hill in partnership with the U.S....
by Francine | Nov 8, 2013 | Asset Management
An Asset Management IQ Test is presented here in order to help you review the concepts of the various core components of Asset Management. Both the test and a scoring table are also available as a printable pdf, which may be copied for use by multiple personnel within...
by Francine | Dec 16, 2012 | Fiscal Planning & Rate Setting, Managerial & Financial Leadership
Start the planning process by using this tool for a strategic approach to building your capital improvement plan. Enter in all capital projects and this spreadsheet model will project your fund balance (revenues, expenses and reserves), and necessary rate increases...
by Francine | Nov 26, 2012 | Energy Management, Managerial & Financial Leadership
This Excel-based EPA Energy Use Assessment tool can be used by small- to medium-sized systems to conduct a utility bill and equipment analysis to assess individual baseline energy use and costs. The Energy Use Assessment Tool User’s Guide and Energy Use...
