...but into What? A group of financial analysts looks at protecting the customer, consolidating generation, and dealing with higher prices—and discusses how companies Will fare in a post-PUHCA world. The repeal of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (PUHCA), effective on February 8, 2006, has been heralded by the utility industry and many in the financial community as one of the most significant changes in electricity regulation in 70 years. Repeal will eliminate significant federal restrictions on the scope, structure, and ownership of electric companies. With puhca repeal, for example, a U.S. electric and gas distribution company on the East Coast could acquire a similar company on the West Coast—there won't be the requirement that utility operations be limited to a single, integrated system and that mergers be among companies with contiguous territories.
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机译：...但是什么？一组财务分析师着眼于保护客户，巩固发电并应对更高的价格，并讨论了公司在PUHCA后世界中将如何发展。自2006年2月8日生效的1935年《公共事业控股公司法》（Public Utility Holding Company Act）的废除已被公用事业行业和金融界的许多人誉为是70年来电力监管方面最重大的变化之一。废除将消除联邦对电力公司的范围，结构和所有权的重大限制。例如，通过废止Puhca，东海岸的一家美国电力和天然气分销公司可以收购西海岸的一家类似公司-并不需要将公用事业运营限于一个单一的集成系统，并且并购必须在具有相邻区域的公司之间。
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