Public Finance Discount Rates

Hi all,

I am currently trying to create a DCF model valuing an asset purchase by a US municipal utility with limited information available, and am struggling with the WACC/discount rate in particular. The best I can think of is the DOE has guidelines using a 3% discount rate but I'm not sure that this would be a correct use case. Wondering if people have any guidelines or advice on discount rates they tend to use in circumstances like this!

Thanks,

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