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Financial Revenue Trends and Sustainability. Jeff Hughes Director , Environmental Finance Center University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill jhughes@unc.edu www.efc.unc.edu.
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Financial Revenue Trends and Sustainability Jeff Hughes Director, Environmental Finance Center University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill jhughes@unc.edu www.efc.unc.edu
Enhancing the ability of governments and other organizations to provide environmental programs in fair, effective, and financially sustainable ways through: • Applied Research • Education and Outreach • Program Design and Evaluation
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Need a New Business Model? Conservation Pricing Changes in 2002 and 2007 Reclaimed Water Use Begins Source: Orange Water and Sewer Authrority
Water Use is Declining for Many Utilities MGD sales in 2012 compared to 2006 among 129 utilities nationwide
Industry Revenue Growth Roller Coaster High revenue growth Low revenue growth Revenues increased Revenues decreased Annual change in total operating revenues among the same 485 utilities nationwide
Revenue vs. rate adjustments(2004 to 2010) 1 to 1 Line Data analysis by the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina. Data sources: 2010 and 2004 RFC/AWWA Water and Wastewater Rates Survey Data for 82 Utilities
Key Take Aways • Figure out what you want to sell • Business Intelligence! • Learn to live in a variable world • Reserves • Pricing 2.0
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