Managing the Revenue and Cash Flow Effects of Conservation

Abstract

Provides guidelines and mechanisms to help utility managers forecast and analyze revenue and cash flow impacts from conservation programs. Research partner: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Published in 1996.

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Managing the Revenue and Cash Flow Effects of Conservation

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#90686

07/01/1996

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Managing the Revenue and Cash Flow Effects of Conservation

Abstract

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Managing the Revenue and Cash Flow Effects of Conservation

Revenue Instability and Conservation Rate Structures

Short-Term Water Demand Forecasting: Survey, Manual and Research Report

Modeling Water Conservation

Residential End Uses of Water, Version 3: A Single-Family and Multi-Family Study

Evaluating Changes in Peak Water Demand and How That May Affect the Choice, Design, Management, and Evaluation of Demand Management Strategies

Water Utility Resilience: A Case Study of the 2021 Marshall Fire

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