Utilities

Increasing electric rates to pay the debt would lead to economic contraction, a University of Puerto Rico professor said.

The bondholders and bond insurers submitted four expert reports to support their belief they deserve more money than what's being offered in the PREPA bankruptcy.

The authority will borrow to pay off its debt at about 50 cents on the dollar.

A letter of credit would be used, in part, to help fund a settlement between WAPA and its fuel supplier Vitol.

Two ratings agencies expect AES Puerto Rico to default on Puerto Rico municipal conduit bonds.

The Southern California Public Power Authority plans to price $700 million in revenue bonds for improvements to a 488-mile power transmission system.

At issue is the completion of a WAPA financial settlement with its fuel supplier, Vitol, to which it owes about $278 million.

The authority hopes to have solar and wind provide 30% of the islands' electricity within two years.

The state House Appropriations Committee dropped $3.86 billion from a supplemental spending bill, but its chair said the money is "still in play."

The bill's sponsor pointed to board members' need for expertise.

A $3.52 billion Texas Natural Gas Securitization Finance Corp. deal includes a make-whole redemption over three years to call bonds if the state appropriates funds to pay them off.

The much-delayed $3.5 billion deal has an optional limited make-whole redemption if state lawmakers appropriate funds to defray costs for natural gas customers.

The authority's issues hamper the USVI economy, Gov. Bryan says in his state of the territory speech.

The authority said it expects production problems and higher costs in the near future.

A full review of the deal pushes its consideration by the Texas Bond Review Board into January.

The financially distressed utility has less than two weeks to find a substitute supplier of 80% of its fuel.

The deal has until the end of Friday to clear the Texas Bond Review Board, whose members had no questions about the transaction when it was presented at a Thursday meeting.

The Kansas Corporation Commission approved a $92.7 million securitization for Atmos Energy. It had already approved $328 million for Kansas Gas Service.

The goal is to reduce energy costs and exposure to energy price spikes.

The public power industry continues to deal with a host of issues from extreme weather events to environmental concerns and rising inflation.