A public trust created to insure the ongoing development of generating and transmission infrastructure during the transition from regulated to unregulated markets. Restructuring trusts help to insure that infrastructure development can keep up with market demand while private firms position themselves to take over these tasks in a free marketplace. These trusts are especially important in industry sectors which don't attract private investment and in small or difficult-to-serve markets that private concerns may be hesitant to enter.

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