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Electric utility stocks ranked by yield -- 6/6/05

The list below sorts the electric utilities tracked here by dividend yield as of Tuesday, June 6th, 2005.  The list is sorted from highest yield to lowest yield. This will be updated periodically.

Electric utility stocks ranked by yield -- 5/31/05

The list below sorts the electric utilities tracked here by dividend yield as of Tuesday, May 31st, 2005. The list is sorted from highest yield to lowest yield. This will be updated periodically.

Electric utility stocks ranked by yield -- 5/23/05

The list below sorts the electric utilities tracked here by dividend yield as of Monday, May 23rd, 2005. The list is sorted from highest yield to lowest yield. This will be updated periodically.

Electric utility stocks ranked by yield -- 5/16/05

The list below sorts the electric utilities tracked here by dividend yield as of Monday, May 16th, 2005. The list is sorted from highest yield to lowest yield. This will be updated periodically.

Quiet 1st quarter earnings season for electric utilities

The electric utility 1st quarter reporting season is essentially over.  Historically, most electric utilities have the largest portion of their annual earnings (and the variability of annual earnings) in the summer months, which generally show up in 3rd quarter earnings, and have relatively quiet 1st and 2nd quarter earnings reports.

The reason?  Electric utilities' regulated and uregulated POWER related businesses are heavily reliant on the increased demand (and sometimes premium pricing) that comes with the hot summer months. 

Electric utility stocks ranked by yield

The list below sorts the electric utilities tracked here by dividend yield. The list is sorted from highest yield to lowest yield. This will be updated periodically.

Avista (AVA) reduces earnings targets on unregulated results

AVA is representative of a tension investors are likely to continue to feel for the next several years: How do investors balance the risks and rewards of continued unregulated operations at utilities, versus the risks and rewards of regulated operations .. and the reliance on politicians for revenue increases balanced against the greater surety value of regulated revenues.

Avista Corp (AVA) reported 1Q EPS on April 27th, and showed that utilities continue to struggle to find the balance between producing results from their regulated and their unregulated businesses.