Shoreline's Utility-Stock.com

Higher Commodity Prices ... Hurts Some, but Helps Others

The ongoing rise in energy commodity prices continues to have financial ramifications for electric and gas utilities.

FPL Group Reaches Settlement in Rate Case

The Electric Utility industry has been returning its focus back towards regulated activities during the last 2 years, as it retrenches from being caught in the boom-bust cycle of the energy commodity (including the power commodities) business, and from the extreme overbuild of power plants.  But ... this return to the "basics" carries its own risks, including increased exposure to the risks of regulatory oversight.

FPL Group has faced regulatory proceedings for its regulated utility ... and just recently reached a settled agreement with various intervenors in the regulatory process.

Power plant asset values ... a pricing point from a nuclear plant sale

Yesterday FPL Group (FPL) announced the purchase of 70% of the Dunae Arnold Nuclear Station from Alliant Energy (LNT). 

Calendar of meetings for the week of June 13th 2005

Next week has a busy calendar.  There is the DeutscheBank Electric Power Conference next week, and an analyst meeting in North Carolina

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.