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PUHCA (Public Utility Holding Company Act) in past and present context: Independent power meets the mystic maze

Journal Article · · Electricity Journal; (USA)
OSTI ID:7012509
The 1935 Holding Company Act, a bastion of federal energy regulation, poses obstacles to development of a freer independent power industry. Something has to give. This article provide historical background and briefly identifies the principal hurdles the Act presents. The purposes and policies of the Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA) are at odds with today's goal of promoting independent power producers. Irreconcilable differences exist that can only be resolved through Congressional action.
OSTI ID:
7012509
Journal Information:
Electricity Journal; (USA), Journal Name: Electricity Journal; (USA) Vol. 3:1; ISSN ELEJE; ISSN 1040-6190
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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