Investor-Owned Electric Utilities Versus Rural Electric Cooperatives : A Comparison of Tax and Financial Subsidies.

Compares Federal financial subsidies received by investor-owned electric utilities and rural electric cooperatives. Assesses whether subsidies for rural electric cooperatives in the form of tax-exempt status and borrowing subsidies are larger than subsidies for investor-owned electric utilities in t...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1985.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Compares Federal financial subsidies received by investor-owned electric utilities and rural electric cooperatives. Assesses whether subsidies for rural electric cooperatives in the form of tax-exempt status and borrowing subsidies are larger than subsidies for investor-owned electric utilities in the form of investment tax credits and favorable accounting rules regarding asset depreciation rates.
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