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published Jan 28, 2008
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| Abstract: | "Anything, everything, is possible." One hundred years ago Thomas Edison used those words to describe the growth potential of electricity and the boundless future opportunities it afforded society. The U.S. electric power industry has reached a point where those same words--anything, everything, and possible--best illustrate future credit quality, ratings, and direction for the industry. Standard&Poor's Rating Services has identified 10 key issues that will likely define electric utility credit quality into the next decade. The single biggest challenge regulated electric utilities will tackle is the discharge of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the air. Congress took a futile stab at the broader global warming issue in late 2007, but key credit impacting decisions concerning CO2 went unresolved. Three items
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| Brief Excerpt: | RESEARCH Ratings Definitions Top 10 U.S. Electric Utility Credit Issues For 2008 And Beyond Publication date: 28-Jan-2008 Primary Credit Analyst: John W Whitlock, New York (1) 212-438-7678; john_whitlock@standardandpoors.com "Anything,...
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| Report Type: | Commentary
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| Sector: | Global Issuers, Public Finance, Structured Finance
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S&P Credit Research provides analysis on issuers and debt obligations of corporations, states and municipalities, financial institutions, insurance companies and sovereign governments. S&P also offers insight into the credit risk of structured finance deals, providing an independent view of credit risk associated with a growing array of debt-securitized instruments.
