Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Needs to Act on the Construction-Work-in-Progress Issue.

Abstract

The financial indicators of the electric utility industry have deteriorated due to high inflation, high interest rates, accelerating construction costs, decline in demand, and a less than adequate rate of return. This has led to uncertainty about the industry's ability to attract investment capital. GAO sees the real issues as being whether companies need rate relief to maintain financial integrity, and whether construction programs which depend on such relief are needed to meet future electric energy demands.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 23, 1981
Accession Number
ADA106924

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Capital Investments
  • Communities
  • Congress
  • Construction
  • Delphi Method
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Electric Power
  • Energy Conservation
  • Governments
  • Investments
  • Money
  • National Governments
  • Public Utilities
  • Standards
  • United States
  • United States Government

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