Can Not-For-Profit Power Companies Juice Up Their Environmental Standing?
By Robert McNatt, New York The search for environmentally friendly generation boils down to a simple choice: coal versus the other technologies. There are a growing number of ways to mitigate coal’s environmental impact, including scrubbers, integrated gasification combined-cycle generators, and carbon capture and sequestration technology. These range in effectiveness from protective to almost wholly experimental. Low Risk Profiles Support Sound Electric Cooperative Credit Quality By David Bodek, New York Ratings assigned to cooperative utilities are universally within the investment-grade spectrum and predominantly have stable outlooks. About 75% of the generation and transmission cooperatives are rated ‘A-‘ or higher. Most are in the ‘A’ rating category, with limited ratings in the ‘AA’ and ‘BBB’ rating categories. Coal Remains A Burning Issue For Electric Cooperatives And Public Power Utilities By David Bodek, New York Coal remains the backbone of the nation’s energy production beca
