National Energy Security Act of 1991: Hearing Before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred First[-Second] Congress, First Session, on S. 341 ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1991 - Energy conservation |
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... debt- equity ratio on a consolidated basis . However , exempt wholesale generators ( EWGs ) under Title XV are likely to employ a higher degree of leverage . Does it make sense for EWG debt which is non - recourse with respect to a ...
... debt- equity ratio on a consolidated basis . However , exempt wholesale generators ( EWGs ) under Title XV are likely to employ a higher degree of leverage . Does it make sense for EWG debt which is non - recourse with respect to a ...
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... debt / common equity ratio ; the balance of the capital structure , 5 % , is generally preferred equity . 27 / To the extent the registered holding company guarantees the debt of a subsidiary EWG or borrows to finance its investment in ...
... debt / common equity ratio ; the balance of the capital structure , 5 % , is generally preferred equity . 27 / To the extent the registered holding company guarantees the debt of a subsidiary EWG or borrows to finance its investment in ...
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... debt that the parent has guaranteed . The 1935 Act creates a system of pervasive economic regulation that must be refashioned from time to time to keep pace with changing economic and regulatory climates . 28 / Even in its analysis of ...
... debt that the parent has guaranteed . The 1935 Act creates a system of pervasive economic regulation that must be refashioned from time to time to keep pace with changing economic and regulatory climates . 28 / Even in its analysis of ...
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... us to do . The CHAIRMAN . All right . You note in your testimony that SEC may adopt a more flexible standard concerning consolidated debt ratios , particularly involving investment by registered holding com- panies 109.
... us to do . The CHAIRMAN . All right . You note in your testimony that SEC may adopt a more flexible standard concerning consolidated debt ratios , particularly involving investment by registered holding com- panies 109.
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... debt , which will give us the opportu- nity to exercise a degree of discretion in fashioning a prudent standard in the newer circumstances . The CHAIRMAN . Is there any reason why the SEC would restrict financing authority for ...
... debt , which will give us the opportu- nity to exercise a degree of discretion in fashioning a prudent standard in the newer circumstances . The CHAIRMAN . Is there any reason why the SEC would restrict financing authority for ...
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