Bonds and Financing

Strategic Rate Design for a Dynamic Industry

Part of the Spring Education Institute. Explore the ins and outs of cost of service — from key concepts to the nuts and bolts of working through a cost of service model.
May 7, 2026
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The American Public Power Association (APPA) has joined with other state and local stakeholders in opposition to the inclusion of municipal bond interest in a new Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) included in the latest draft of the Build Back Better Act.
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The Fayetteville Public Works Commission (PWC) in North Carolina has issued $94.79 million of revenue bonds at an interest rate of 2.278%, the lowest rate ever achieved by PWC outside of state lending.
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Public power utilities and rural electric cooperatives should be allowed to receive direct payment refundable energy tax credits, leaders of the American Public Power Association (APPA), National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) and Large Public Power Council (LPPC) told congressional leaders in a May 14 letter.
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Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., has amended and reintroduced legislation from the 116th Congress to allow entities with little to no tax liability to still take advantage of energy-related investment tax credits (ITC) and production tax credits (PTC).
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As part of its ongoing effort to reduce debt costs for customers, the Santee Cooper Board of Directors recently approved a $1.3 billion tender and exchange bond refunding that is expected to produce gross savings of nearly $400 million over the life of the bonds.
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An explainer on how not-for-profit utilities are getting shut out of incentives to develop wind and solar, and how directly refundable tax credits could provide a fair alternative.
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The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to Texas public power utility Greenville Electric Utility System for its annual comprehensive financial report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020.
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In a Sept. 14 letter to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., Joy Ditto, President and CEO of the American Public Power Association (APPA), applauds the infrastructure financing and energy-related provisions of the tax titles of the Build Back Better Act that are being considered for adoption this week by the committee.
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Burlington, Vermont, Mayor Miro Weinberger and public power utility Burlington Electric Department (BED) have proposed a new, $20 million Net Zero Energy Revenue Bond that would accelerate progress toward Burlington’s climate goals, while reducing upward rate pressure for BED customers, BED reported on Sept. 2.