A triple ‘S’ for sustainability: Credit ratings agencies and their influence on the ecological modernization of an electricity utility

Kevin Lynn

Utilities Policy, 2013, vol. 27, issue C, 9-14

Abstract: A new biomass fueled electricity generation plant is now under construction in Gainesville, Florida and serves as an excellent subject as it demonstrates the surprising ways the credit ratings agencies influence ecological modernization. Through content analysis, participant observation, and document analysis I will illustrate how credit ratings agencies have influenced the ecological modernization of one of the United States' approximately 2000 municipal electricity utilities.

Keywords: Biomass; Credit ratings agencies; Ecological modernization; Environmental sociology; Economic sociology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2013.08.003

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