
Around the clock, the utilities industry provides essential services – from powering lights to supplying clean drinking water. Often considered a provider of vital public goods, this industry is typically heavily regulated. Utilities usually require massive investments in facilities and equipment but benefit from economies of scale that promote limited competition. Despite this, utilities must continue to evolve. Rising public interest in “green” energy combined with looming carbon emission legislation is providing a platform to launch initiatives aimed at conservation. As the load on utilities mounts with population increases, the most important factor to consider is the need to reinvest in infrastructure.
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SuccessesCogeneration Facilities Valued as Stand-Alone Enterprises, Sold Separately Increased Working Capital Availability by Supporting the Independent Value of Hydroelectric Plant Integral to Manufacturing Facilities Valued Firm Generating Waste-to-Energy Electricity; Asset-Based Financing Secured Valued Natural Gas Transmission and Distribution Facility to Support Asset-Based Loan Valued International Portfolio of Fossil-Fuel Electric Generation Facilities and Coal Mining Operations for Federal Income Tax Planning Purposes Determined the Value of Power Plants Under Construction for State Income Tax Planning Purposes, Based on Inter-Company Transfers of the Assets at Given Dates Classified and Valued Power Plant Assets for the Support of a "Like-Kind Exchange" Transaction that Provided Federal Tax Benefits in a Transaction Involving Multiple Internal Parties and an External Party Determined the Prospective Value of New Combined Cycle Gas-Fired Power Plants for the Purpose of Estimating the Annual Ad Valorem Tax Liability Upon Commercial Operation |