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For Electric Utilities, 2024 Means Evaluating New Supply Strategies, Nimble Financing

For Electric Utilities, 2024 Means Evaluating New Supply Strategies, Nimble Financing

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Climbing electricity demand is forcing utilities to make weighty investment decisions – at the same time interest rates and inflation have hit 50-year highs. In this episode of Power Plays, CoBank thought leaders JT Parker, Matt Hale and Justin Merkowitz give their 2024 outlook, from balancing new demand to the changing nature of assets and new approaches to managing interest rate risk. 

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For Electric Utilities, 2024 Means Evaluating New Supply Strategies, Nimble Financing

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