ðæt lˈiːɡəl stˈæɾəs ɐlˈaʊz ðɪ ˈeɪdʒənsi tʊ ˈɪʃuː pˈʌblɪk bˈɑːndz tə ɹˈeɪz ðə faɪnˈænʃəl kˈæpɪɾəl nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi tə bˈɪld ɐdˈɪʃənəl pˈaʊɚ dʒˈɛnɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ ænd ˈʌðɚ pˈʌblɪk juːtˈɪlᵻɾi fəsˈɪlᵻɾiz.
That legal status allows the agency to issue public bonds to raise the financial capital necessary to build additional power generating and other public utility facilities.