SEC asked to defend Puhca policies

Two US Congressmen have expressed concern about the workings of the Public Utility Holding Company Act (Puhca) and the ability of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to police Puhca-regulated energy companies.

Under the Act, energy holding companies must register with the SEC for regulation, and the commission must scrutinise the capital structures of those companies and their affiliates and all financial transactions among affiliates.

John Dingell (Democrat, Michigan) and Edward Markey (Democrat, Massachusetts) have produced a list of questions that they want the SEC to answer by May 28. They have also called for a full investigation by the US General Accounting Office (GAO) focusing “particularly

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