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Journal articles on the topic "Public utilities"

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Tinker, Tony. "Public utilities." International Journal of Economics and Accounting 9, no. 2 (2020): 89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijea.2020.10026862.

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Tinker, Tony. "Public utilities." International Journal of Economics and Accounting 9, no. 2 (2020): 89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijea.2020.105139.

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Iwayemi, Akin. "Deregulating public utilities." Utilities Policy 4, no. 1 (1994): 55–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0957-1787(94)90036-1.

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Parker, David. "Regulating Public Utilities." Public Management: An International Journal of Research and Theory 1, no. 1 (1999): 93–120. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14719037800000006.

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Dr. R. Rajeswaran, Dr R. Rajeswaran. "Management of Public Utilities – Key Facet of Public Administration." Global Journal For Research Analysis 2, no. 1 (2012): 198–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.15373/22778160/january2013/38.

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Barnard, H. E. "Public Utilities and Public Health." Journal - American Water Works Association 109, no. 6 (2017): 72–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.1551-8833.2017.tb00020.x.

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Utami, Azzahra Putri, Windy Mononimbar, and Rachmat Prijadi. "Analisis Kebutuhan Prasarana, Sarana dan Utilitas Umum Permukiman Pesisir di Kabupaten Bolaang Mongondow Utara." Sabua : Jurnal Lingkungan Binaan dan Arsitektur 11, no. 2 (2022): 50–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.35793/sabua.v11i2.45984.

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Abstrak Kabupaten Bolaang Mongondow Utara adalah salah satu kabupaten di Provinsi Sulawesi Utara yang memiliki kawasan pesisir pantai dan terdapat 48 desa di enam desa yang memiliki garis pantai dan termasuk dalam kawasan pesisir. Prasarana, sarana dan utilitas umum di permukiman pesisir Kabupaten Bolaang Mongondow Utara juga masih ada yang belum tersedia dan terlayani. Penelitian ini betujuan untuk mengidentifikasi ketersediaan serta menganalisis kebutuhan prasarana, sarana dan utilitas umum permukiman pesisir di Kabupaten Bolaang Mongondow Utara yang menggunakan analisis deskriptif kua

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Boyd, Steven, and John Taylor. "Restoring destroyed public utilities." Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering 157, no. 5 (2004): 48–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/cien.2004.157.5.48.

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McGowan, Francis. "Utilities and public procurement." Utilities Policy 1, no. 2 (1991): 110–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0957-1787(91)90038-7.

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Martinez, Marcello, Mark Jamison, and Malin Tillmar. "Public utilities corporate governance." Journal of Management & Governance 17, no. 4 (2011): 827–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10997-011-9202-5.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Public utilities"

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Ngai, Chun-hung, and 魏駿雄. "A comparative study of two public utilities." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1987. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31263872.

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Stead, Alexander David. "Regulation and efficiency in UK public utilities." Thesis, University of Hull, 2017. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:16418.

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[From the Introduction]: The divestiture of formerly nationalised public utilities during the 1980s and 1990s in the UK and elsewhere was accompanied by the vertical unbundling of their natural monopoly elements, i.e. the physical distribution networks, from upstream activities such as electricity generation and gas supply and downstream activities such as retail in order to facilitate competition in the latter. The expectation was that opening up these upstream activities to private firms would foster competition, which would in turn lead to improvements in efficiency, lower prices and increa

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Viney, Howard. "Identifying strategic content among former public utilities." Thesis, Middlesex University, 2001. http://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/13436/.

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The importance of privatisation and other forms of market liberalisation as tools of economic and political policy is well documented, and the concepts continue to command prominence in a large number of economies across the globe. Most academic research undertaken to date has focussed upon its macro-economic motivations, the importance of regulation, and increasingly assessments of the economic benefits of instituting privatisation programmes. The literature indicates a dearth of empirical research on the managerial aspects of privatisation: the strategic responses of the companies emerging f

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Spence, Cecilia. "The regulation of energy utilities based on depreciated optimised replacement cost (DORC), valuation of assets." Department of Accounting and Finance - Faculty of Commerce, 2004. http://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/216.

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This study was prompted by the 1988 introduction by the Commonwealth Government, and later on by both Federal and State regulators, of a philosophy of wanting to achieve a target rate of return within the public sector to emulate private sector efficiency. At the core of the reforms was the adoption of replacement values for assets. This resulted in inflated prices to the users of public services and regulated monopoly assets such as energy utilities, while asset owners enjoyed windfall gains. In developing a form of regulation for natural monopolies the regulators initially looked to Accounti

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Sun, Chun-lim, and 孫振廉. "Marketing by public utilities companies in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1991. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B3126508X.

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Sun, Chun-lim. "Marketing by public utilities companies in Hong Kong /." [Hong Kong] : University of Hong Kong, 1991. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B13055239.

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BARONE, Andrea. "Three essays on the economics of public utilities." Doctoral thesis, European University Institute, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1814/7011.

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Defence date: 22 May 2007<br>Examining Board: Pascal Courty, (European University Institute) ; Natalia Fabra, (Universidad Carlos III, Madrid) ; Massimo Motta, (European University Institute) ; Frode Steen, (Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration)<br>PDF of thesis uploaded from the Library digital archive of EUI PhD theses<br>Public utilities provide fundamental services both to households and firms. Continuous, adequate, and reasonably priced supplies of water, electricity and gas are essential for healthy living in every modern society. Moreover, while there is no direct p

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Leung, Tai-yan Daniel. "Develop a public opinion management plan for the electric utilities in Hong Kong /." [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1985. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B12317196.

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Jordan, Myron K. "The kilowatt wars : James D. Ross, public power, and the public relations contest for the hearts and minds of Pacific Northwesterners /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/6160.

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Schapiro, Raphael. "Why public ownership? : urban utilities in London, 1870-1914." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.399458.

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Books on the topic "Public utilities"

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Nath, Chaturvedi Triloki, ed. Auditing public utilities. Ashish Pub. House, 1989.

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Idaho. Idaho public utilities laws. 2nd ed. Thomson Reuters, 2013.

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Gonzalez, Hernan. Taxation of public utilities. LEXIS Pub., 1994.

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California. Grand Jury (San Francisco). Public Utilities Commission reorganization. Civil Grand Jury, 1993.

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Karunaratne, Mallika. Housing and public utilities. International Centre for Ethnic Studies, 2002.

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inc, Public Utilities Reports. Public utilities reports guide: Principles of public utilities operations and management. Public Utilities Reports, 2011.

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inc, Public Utilities Reports, ed. Public Utilities Reports guide: Principles of public utilities operations & management : educational program. [Public Utilities Reports, 1987.

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Mavor, James. Municipal ownership of public utilities. s.n., 1995.

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Texas. Utilities code. West Group, 1998.

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(Firm), West, ed. Utilities code. Thomson/West, 2007.

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Book chapters on the topic "Public utilities"

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Toral, Pablo. "Public Utilities." In Multinational Enterprises in Latin America since the 1990s. Palgrave Macmillan US, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230119321_5.

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Harper, Malcolm. "3. Utilities." In Public Services Through Private Enterprise. Practical Action Publishing, 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.3362/9781780440927.003.

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Hart, P. E., and James Bates. "Construction and Public Utilities." In Economic Studies in Profit, Business Saving and Investment in the United Kingdom 1920–1962. Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003183266-6.

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Hart, P. E., and James Bates. "Construction and Public Utilities." In Economic Studies in Profit, Business Saving and Investment in the United Kingdom 1920–1962. Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003183266-6.

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Spiegel, Menahem. "Public Safety as a Public Good." In Markets, Pricing, and Deregulation of Utilities. Springer US, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0877-9_9.

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El-Agraa, Ali M. "1992 and EC Public Utilities." In Public and International Economics. Palgrave Macmillan UK, 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-23029-7_27.

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Schiffler, Manuel. "Jordan: Private Plants, Public Utilities." In Water, Politics and Money. Springer International Publishing, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16691-9_6.

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Lee, Sang-Cheol. "Service Industry and Public Utilities." In Historical Statistics of Korea. Springer Nature Singapore, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3874-2_13.

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Robson, W. A. "The Loss of Public Utilities." In Local Government in Crisis. Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003273011-3.

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Spellman, Frank R. "What Is Public Utility Management?" In Fundamentals of Public Utilities Management. CRC Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003089599-1.

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Conference papers on the topic "Public utilities"

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Putra, Hasdi, Fajrul Khairati, and Miftah Mussaumi Adi. "Data-Driven Innovation in Public Water Utilities: A Strategic Approach with Business Intelligence Dashboards." In 2024 2nd International Symposium on Information Technology and Digital Innovation (ISITDI). IEEE, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1109/isitdi62380.2024.10796135.

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Lockamon, Brian, and Sergei Voitchenko. "Estimation of Gaseous Emissions and Personnel Exposure to Airborne Contaminants During Steam Generator Chemical Cleaning." In CORROSION 2006. NACE International, 2006. https://doi.org/10.5006/c2006-06535.

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abstract In order to comply with federal and local regulations for air quality, utilities opting to chemically clean their steam generators will be required to estimate their gaseous chemical emissions. Because most chemical cleaning solvents contain hazardous air pollutants, strategies for limiting the exposure of workers and the public must be considered. Common methodologies for estimating the type and quantities of gaseous emissions for chemical cleanings, as well as appropriate methods for exposure mitigation, are discussed. Additional cautions regarding specific local regulations are als

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Doherty, B. J. "A Preventative Maintenance Program for the Control of Ductile Iron Water Main Corrosion." In CORROSION 1989. NACE International, 1989. https://doi.org/10.5006/c1989-89588.

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Abstract The corrosion related premature failure of ductile iron water main piping is a significant problem for many Canadian cities. The first failures in the City of Scarborough, occurred after the pipe had only been in service for 7 years and the rate of failure continued to increase until a cathodic protection program was implemented. This paper describes the preventative maintenance program designed by the Scarborough Public Utilities Commission to combat the problem of ductile iron water main failures. This program includes soil sampling, pre and post installation surveys, the installati

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Haque, Akm Sydul, Earl L. Kirkpatrick, and Mike Smith. "The Importance of IAC Studies During Route Selection." In CORROSION 2019. NACE International, 2019. https://doi.org/10.5006/c2019-13055.

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Abstract Co-location of a new transmission line with an existing pipeline right of way (ROW) can have many benefits including lower cost and quicker acquisition of easements. Public utility commissions and other government agencies may suggest or direct collocation with other utilities. However, close alignment between transmission line and pipelines will result in inducing voltages and currents into the pipeline(s). These induced voltages and currents may have undesirable consequences for the pipeline inducing unsafe step and touch potentials, damage to pipeline coatings, and damage to the pi

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Ali, Mohammed, J. Darby Howard, and Elmer Cheung. "Corrosion and Corrosion Protection of Water Wells." In CONFERENCE 2022. AMPP, 2022. https://doi.org/10.5006/c2022-17631.

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ABSTRACT During routine maintenance inspection of some of the water wells owned/operated by San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, severe corrosion was observed on the pump columns and on the stainless-steel pump shafts. Due to a phenomenon known as ennoblement of stainless steel the potential of stainless steel in water can become positive, in the range of +300 mV (CSE) which can result in serious galvanic corrosion of the pump column. Casing-to-water potential profiles of the wells were conducted. Our results showed that this ennoblement was occurring in eight out of 13 of the well locat

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Tinnea, Jack, Ryan Tinnea, Dennis Burke, et al. "Evaluating Concrete Resistivity: Reducing Stray Current from DC Streetcars." In CORROSION 2007. NACE International, 2007. https://doi.org/10.5006/c2007-07276.

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Abstract A direct current (DC) streetcar project with rails embedded in the street is under development south of Lake Union in Seattle, Washington. DC trains can produce stray currents which can accelerate the corrosion of buried utilities. As a first line of defense this project employs an insulated formed rubber rail boot encased in the concrete track slab. A rubber boot encasing the rails provides a high resistance to earth and is an effective barrier providing a reduction of stray current discharges. Traditionally, Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) would have replaced any watermains within 10

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Agbakansi, Stanley C., Farzaneh Nosouhian, Scott Lehman, and Christopher L. Alexander. "Ductile Iron Wastewater Force Mains Failure Analysis and Service Life Estimation." In CORROSION 2021. AMPP, 2021. https://doi.org/10.5006/c2021-16976.

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Abstract Unexpected failures of mortar-lined ductile iron force mains have occurred at unspecified high points due to internal corrosion aggravated by microbiological activity. To avoid unexpected failures in the future, a mechanistic understanding of the microbiologically influenced corrosion and degradation and their rates leading to failure is required. In this work, a detailed failure analysis was performed to uncover the mechanisms and typical rates of internal corrosion at unknown high points in mortar-lined ductile iron pipes (MLDIP). A literature review was conducted to identify existi

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Herrmann, Erik. "Public Utilities." In 113th ACSA Annual Meeting Paper Proceedings. ACSA Press, 2025. https://doi.org/10.35483/acsa.am.113.8.

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Public Utilities explores the civic and spatial potential of environmental notation. This installation, commissioned for an annual design festival, eschews the typical folly format in favor of a more tactical, distributed, and event-based intervention. The project mobilizes field marking robots, initially designed to mark sports fields, to create several site-specific, building-size drawings at a 1:1 scale that temporarily transform urban space with minimal resources orchestrated to maximum effect. Water-soluble, non-toxic, and temporary, it eschews waste often associated with temporary archit

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Lukmanova, Oksana, Elena Volkova, Anton Zabolotnyi, and Aleksandr Gorelik. "Blockchain Technology for Public Utilities." In 2019 IEEE Conference of Russian Young Researchers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EIConRus). IEEE, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/eiconrus.2019.8657135.

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Ponomarenko, Andrey A. "IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIAL POLICY OF PUBLIC UTILITIES." In УПРАВЛЕНИЕ ЧЕЛОВЕЧЕСКИМИ РЕСУРСАМИ - ОСНОВА РАЗВИТИЯ ИННОВАЦИОННОЙ ЭКОНОМИКИ. Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение высшего образования "Сибирский государственный университет науки и технологий имени академика М.Ф. Решетнева", 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.53374/9785864339176_292.

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Reports on the topic "Public utilities"

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Laffont, Jean-Jacques, and Paulina Beato. Competition in Public Utilities in Developing Countries. Inter-American Development Bank, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0008885.

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This paper focuses on public utilities (telecommunications, electricity, gas, water, transportation (roads, railways, buses, ports, airports), and postal service, which are sometimes referred to as economic infrastructures. The paper summarizes the desirable departures from the practices of developed countries that are called for the specificities in less developed essentially on the basis of normative economic theory. The paper provides a useful framework for those who have the difficult task of advising these countries in the implementation of more efficient ways to provide public services.

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Homer, Juliet S. Distribution System Market Considerations for the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1494318.

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Navajas, Fernando, Daniel Artana, and Santiago Urbiztondo. Regulation and Contractual Adaptation in Public Utilities: The Case of Argentina. Inter-American Development Bank, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0008784.

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This paper (IFM-115) evaluates a set of contractual adjustments, renegotiations and disputes that have taken place in different public utility industries in Argentina since 1991, considering: 1) Whether the decisions analyzed are inside the initial contract or represent a modification of it; 2) Whether they were motivated by unexpected shocks, by "loopholes" in the initial contracts, or just responded to a contractual failure (holdup by one of the parties); 3) The actors involved in the disputes and "production" of these innovations; and 4) How these disputes were resolved. In addition, lesson

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Siddiqui, Shahnawaz. Customer Clustering Analysis using AMI Tool for Small Public Power Utilities. Iowa State University, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.31274/cc-20240624-465.

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Porter, K. A summary of the California Public Utilities Commission`s two competing electric utility restructuring proposals. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/132711.

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Price, Phillip N. Review of Prior Commercial Building Energy Efficiency Retrofit Evaluation: A Report to Snohomish Public Utilities District. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1166987.

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Mosey, G., and L. Vimmerstedt. Renewable Electricity Benefits Quantification Methodology: A Request for Technical Assistance from the California Public Utilities Commission. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/959144.

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Rothkopf, M., E. Kahn, T. Teisberg, J. Eto, and J. Nataf. Designing PURPA (Public Utilities Regulatory Act) power purchase auctions: Theory and practice. [Cogenerated electricity purchasing model]. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), 1987. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/5715525.

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Barril, Diego, Fernando Navajas, and Santiago Urbiztondo. Regulation of Public Utilities of the Future in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Argentine Electricity Sector. Inter-American Development Bank, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0002467.

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Sarni, Will, Jared Sheehan, and Taylor Cox. The Digital Journey of Water and Sanitation Utilities in the Caribbean: Current State and Opportunities. Inter-American Development Bank, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0005323.

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Digital transformation in water utilities can provide numerous benefits for the utilities themselves and the customers they serve. There are many factors that impact an organizations ability to implement digital strategies, such as access to infrastructure and capital, cultural expectations, awareness of new and innovative technologies, and technical skills. The research identified two pressing challenges: access to financial capital and access to skilled labor. It also revealed opportunities to focus on improving sensing systems for water assets, the speed of internal information communicatio

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