A Trend Reversal in Private Water Companies
Just last year, we saw Indianapolis reach a new public-private partnership involving the sale of the city’s water and sewer utilities to a not-for-profit cooperative. Today there is news that the City...
View ArticleNo Bailout For Water Infrastructure Gaps
Public Works magazine is one of many, perhaps the latest, reporting on the huge gap in funding between our water and sewer infrastructure needs and current annual spending. The problem isn’t new....
View ArticleWatch the Private Equity Debate Unfold at WaterWideWeb.Org
I recently gave an interview to writers at Waterwideweb.org. The resulting article is worth a good read, as are the comments.
View ArticleThe Economics of Utility Regulation
I came across an excellent paper on utility economics the other day during some internet research. The paper stands out for its focus on regulation of natural monopoly businesses, which specifically...
View ArticlePrivate Water Utilities to Face Eminent Domain Challenge
If you’ve followed the recent history of Illinois American Water Co. on this blog, you would know that recent rate case filings at the ICC (Illinois Commerce Commission) have been met with a whole lot...
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