The Washington Post Archives - ׶Ƶ Know More. Risk Better.® Tue, 18 Oct 2022 13:39:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 /wp-content/uploads/cropped-favicon-512x512-1-32x32.png The Washington Post Archives - ׶Ƶ 32 32 Elon Musk’s Twitter Deal Is Different Than Most LBOs, Here’s How https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/elon-musks-twitter-deal-is-different-than-most-lbos-heres-how/2022/10/12/55310cbe-4a6b-11ed-8153-96ee97b218d2_story.html#new_tab Wed, 12 Oct 2022 13:38:59 +0000 /?p=10107 ׶Ƶ, a credit research firm, sees total leverage increasing to a ratio of 9 times a measure of earnings, up from 3.7 times previously, according to a report published on...

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]]> ׶Ƶ, a credit research firm, sees total leverage increasing to a ratio of 9 times a measure of earnings, up from 3.7 times previously, according to a report published on April 25.

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]]> Energy-Rich Texas Should Love the Climate Bill https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/energy/energy-rich-texas-should-love-the-climate-bill/2022/08/12/1e6320c8-1a37-11ed-b998-b2ab68f58468_story.html#new_tab Fri, 12 Aug 2022 13:48:19 +0000 /?p=8625 Now add in batteries. Again, the rationale for building these in Texas exists already, given big spreads in peak and off-peak power prices. There are 69 gigawatts of battery capacity in...

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]]> Now add in batteries. Again, the rationale for building these in Texas exists already, given big spreads in peak and off-peak power prices. There are 69 gigawatts of battery capacity in ERCOT’s project queue versus an installed base of less than 2 gigawatts (and peak demand nearing 80 gigawatts). In extending a 30% tax credit to stand-alone battery projects regardless of whether they use renewable energy, the IRA should ensure that more of the queue actually gets built. It should also encourage large power customers, such as industrial plants, to install their own batteries as insurance against blackouts such as those of February 2021. Taken altogether, massive increases in renewables and storage would probably force further closures of coal-fired capacity and, as ׶Ƶ points out, reduce reliance on gas-fired peaker plants.

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]]> Elon Musk’s Twitter Deal Is Different Than Most LBOs, Here’s How https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/elon-musks-twitter-deal-is-different-than-most-lbos-heres-how/2022/05/09/7e2056ce-cfce-11ec-886b-df76183d233f_story.html#new_tab Mon, 09 May 2022 15:17:29 +0000 /?p=7542 Twitter’s leverage will increase drastically. ׶Ƶ, a credit research firm, sees total leverage increasing to a ratio of 9 times a measure of earnings, up from 3.7 times previously, according to...

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]]> Twitter’s leverage will increase drastically. ׶Ƶ, a credit research firm, sees total leverage increasing to a ratio of 9 times a measure of earnings, up from 3.7 times previously, according to a report published on April 25.

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]]> How Many Hurricane Idas Can Electricity Users Afford? https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/energy/how-many-hurricane-idas-can-electricity-usersafford/2021/08/30/1026a936-09cf-11ec-a7c8-61bb7b3bf628_story.html#new_tab Tue, 31 Aug 2021 14:20:43 +0000 /?p=5451 Andrew DeVries, an analyst at ׶Ƶ, points out that Entergy’s stock and bonds have long traded at a small discount to the sector, which he puts down to “hurricane fatigue.” Even if the costs...

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]]> Andrew DeVries, an analyst at ׶Ƶ, points out that Entergy’s stock and bonds have long traded at a small discount to the sector, which he puts down to “hurricane fatigue.” Even if the costs are recoverable, the repetition of the recovery process, seeking relief through state regulators, begins to wear thin.

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