Utility Financing: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, Ninety-seventh Congress, First Session, on the Financial Condition of Utilities and Their Future in the 1980's, April 6, 1981 |
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... loans to public utilities . While all public utilities are included in these figures , by far the largest share go to electric utilities . This amount represented 13.8 percent of their total commercial and industrial loans , a 5 ...
... loans to public utilities . While all public utilities are included in these figures , by far the largest share go to electric utilities . This amount represented 13.8 percent of their total commercial and industrial loans , a 5 ...
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... loans were $ 100.8 billion and public utility loans -- $ 14.6 billion representing 14.4 percent of the total . In 1970 , total C & I loans amounted to $ 67.8 billion , and loans to public utilities came to $ 9.5 billion equal to 14 ...
... loans were $ 100.8 billion and public utility loans -- $ 14.6 billion representing 14.4 percent of the total . In 1970 , total C & I loans amounted to $ 67.8 billion , and loans to public utilities came to $ 9.5 billion equal to 14 ...
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... loans to expedite the conversion of existing electric power plants from oil to coal . We happen to think that these are the right kind of Federal grants , at a time when " grant " is an unpopular word , as it will help a region that is ...
... loans to expedite the conversion of existing electric power plants from oil to coal . We happen to think that these are the right kind of Federal grants , at a time when " grant " is an unpopular word , as it will help a region that is ...
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... loans for up to 12 residential energy conservation measures . The effect of that program is not included in the projections at all , so that with regard to the question of demand projection , I think that the 4 to 42 percent number is ...
... loans for up to 12 residential energy conservation measures . The effect of that program is not included in the projections at all , so that with regard to the question of demand projection , I think that the 4 to 42 percent number is ...
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... loans for cost - effective conservation devices . On the energy supply side , Section 210 of PURPA requires utilities to purchase cogeneration and small power at avoided cost , creating a market for those technologies . It may seem ...
... loans for cost - effective conservation devices . On the energy supply side , Section 210 of PURPA requires utilities to purchase cogeneration and small power at avoided cost , creating a market for those technologies . It may seem ...
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