Unlimited Access Memberships - Unlimited Training + NASBA-Eligible CPE
Fast-track your skills in accounting, rates, finance, work order systems, and regulatory requirements — all backed by NASBA CPE certification.
Trusted by 1,000+ Co-op and Utility Professionals
What You Get
Benefits
- ✓Practical templates and real-world examples in accounting, rates, and management
- ✓Earn NASBA-eligible CPE all year
- ✓Build confidence in power and utilities accounting, ratemaking, and financial decision-making—expand your career skills and organizational value
- ✓Apply solutions immediately to your operations
Features
- ✓20+ on-demand courses and 30+ NASBA certified CPE credits
- ✓Downloads & spreadsheets
- ✓Accessible anywhere (desktop, tablet, mobile)
- ✓New content added regularly
Learn the utility accounting and finance skills that elevate your value—and accelerate your career
Utility Accounting & Rates Specialists provides on-demand training for electric, gas, water, and wastewater utilities and cooperatives, including FERC and RUS accounting, best-practices in construction accounting, financial reporting, key performance indicator analysis, rate studies, and application of artificial intelligence in the co-op and utility finance office. Courses are taught by Russ Hissom, CPA — a nationally recognized utility accounting and rate expert.
Power and Utilities Industry Best Practices in Accounting, Rates, and Management
These courses are designed for
New co-op accountants
New utility accountants
Controllers
Board Members
Finance managers
Rate analysts
Chief Financial Officers
Our courses are designed for cooperative and utility employees and board members at every experience level, from brand new to seasoned professionals.
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Gives you instant access to all current and future classes, downloads, and templates!
Annual - Best Value!
$577
/Year
Save $531 (48%) with annual billing
Full access to 20+ on-demand courses
30+ NASBA-eligible CPE hours
All downloads, spreadsheets, videos, and templates
New content added regularly
Watch on-demand: desktop, tablet, or mobile app
Plan auto-renews; you can opt out anytime
Cancel anytime (access continues through the end of the membership period)
Quarterly
$277
/QTR
Billed every 3 months
Short-term access for immediate CPE needs
Full access to 20+ on-demand courses
30+ NASBA-eligible CPE hours
All downloads, spreadsheets, videos, and templates
New content added regularly
Watch on-demand: desktop, tablet, or mobile app
Plan auto-renews; you can opt out anytime
Cancel anytime (access continues through the end of the membership period)
Team & Organization Plans
Training solutions for utilities, cooperatives, and public power organizations. Get multiple seats, an invoice-friendly setup, and a clear path for onboarding and ongoing CPE.
What organizations get
- ✓Volume pricing for teams
- ✓Single invoice or purchase order support
- ✓Centralized training for onboarding and cross-training
- ✓NASBA-eligible CPE certificates for each learner (as applicable)
- ✓Ideal for succession planning and standardizing best practices
Who it’s for
- ✓Electric utilities and electric cooperatives
- ✓Public power and municipal utilities
- ✓Water, wastewater, gas, and broadband utilities
- ✓Accounting, finance, rates, and management teams
- ✓New-hire onboarding cohorts and recurring annual CPE plans
Buying for a team? Tell us your approximate seat count and the roles you want to train, and we’ll recommend the best option.
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Team plans are ideal when you want consistent training, standardized reporting practices, and predictable annual CPE access for staff.
Utility Accounting and Rates Specialists, LLC is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: NASBAregistry.org.
We Have Served Over 1,000 Professionals from All Experience Levels!
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Help & FAQ
Course Refund and Cancellation Policy
Refunds and cancellations: Requests for refunds must be made in writing within 30 days for purchasing the course. No refunds will be granted after the qualified assessment has been completed. For any concerns, please contact us at 608 628 4020 or at [email protected].
Frequently Asked Questions
If you need ongoing CPE, reference access, or multiple courses, the annual membership offers the best value. The 3-month option is ideal for short-term CPE needs.
Knowledge is power (forgive the electric pun). But this course adds to your knowledge, making your career skills deeper and giving you tools to provide value to your organization.
All of the course materials can be downloaded for each lesson. They are in pdf and Excel formats. You'll generally see them at the beginning of the course in the introduction section, Lesson 1, or scattered throughout the lessons as fitting the topic.
Yes. You earn NASBA-eligible CPE for every course completed during active access.
The information is taken from industry best practices and the experience of the instructor in working with power and utilities organizations across the United States and Canada.
Yes—all courses are eligible for NASBA Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits as shown on the course description. Upon successful completion of the class and a passing grade of 70% or more on the final exam, you’ll receive a Certificate of Completion that meets NASBA documentation standards.
We welcome your questions anytime. Just email [email protected]. Thanks!
Yes—every course has real examples and are developed based on practical applications you can use in your co-op or utility right now.
Outcomes for Roles
For Accountants
- ✓Strengthen day-to-day utility accounting skills using FERC/RUS-aligned practices
- ✓Improve journal entry accuracy and consistency across plant, O&M, and customer accounts
- ✓Gain confidence in construction accounting, work orders, CIAC, and capitalization decisions
- ✓Earn NASBA-eligible CPE while building a practical reference library you can revisit anytime
For Finance Managers
- ✓Enhance financial oversight with stronger reporting, controls, and KPI-driven performance reviews
- ✓Support budgeting and long-range planning with utility-specific financial modeling concepts
- ✓Improve readiness for audits, board reporting, and external stakeholders with clearer documentation
- ✓Develop staff faster with a consistent training path across accounting, rates, and finance topics
For Board Members
- ✓Understand utility financial statements and key metrics that signal financial health and risk
- ✓Ask better questions during budget, capital, and rate discussions—without needing a finance background
- ✓Improve decision-making on rate changes, major projects, and strategic priorities with clearer context
- ✓Build confidence interpreting cost-of-service results and the tradeoffs behind rate design choices
For Rate Analysts
- ✓Reinforce revenue requirement and cost-of-service fundamentals used in electric and multi-utility studies
- ✓Strengthen understanding of allocators, class cost responsibility, and bill impact evaluation
- ✓Improve rate design decisions with practical guidance on stability, equity, and cost recovery
- ✓Build a repeatable framework for documenting assumptions and explaining results to stakeholders