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| Abstract: | Energy efficiency (EE) is certainly a hot topic in America these days. U.S. electric utilities are now entering what appears to be a new era: one in which the national and state energy policy increasingly focuses on EE initiatives due to rising infrastructure costs, higher energy prices, and growing concerns about climate change. The recent economic stimulus spending plan and the growing number of states that are promoting energy conservation reflect this new focus. However, encouraging or mandating demand-side EE schemes without shielding the electric utility sector from financial harm is becoming an increasingly important credit issue due to the potential for decreased sales revenues and recovery of authorized costs. Historically, traditional rate design generally resulted in higher utility profits
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| Brief Excerpt: | RESEARCH Ratings Definitions When Energy Efficiency Means Lower Electric Bills, How Do Utilities Cope? Publication date: 09-Mar-2009 Primary Credit Analyst: Tony Bettinelli, San Francisco (1) 415-371-5067; antonio_bettinelli@standardandpoors.com...
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| Report Type: | Commentary
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| Sector: | Asset-Backed Securities, Commercial MBS, Corporations, Electric, Financial Institutions, Global Issuers, Public Finance, Structured Finance, Utilities
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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.
