This issue marks another new beginning for Utility Forecaster. After working for UF as both an editor and analyst, I’m excited to assume the helm as chief investment strategist. And Richard Stavros has been elevated to senior analyst.In addition to our time with UF, both Richard and I have served… Read More

The push for desalination projects is gaining momentum in drought-stricken California. Read More

The sector is considering a dramatic change to merger strategies, which could lead to new investment opportunities. Read More

How are water utilities that operate in California faring amid the state’s long-running drought? Read More

But utilities still have the power of incumbency. Read More

Comcast Corp (NSDQ: CMCSA) announced on April 24, 2015, that it was abandoning its pursuit of Time Warner Cable Inc (NYSE: TWC).The decision followed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) staff’s April 23 recommendation of a full hearing on the proposed transaction.Over the past 15 years, the FCC has designated a… Read More

On April 8, 2015, Enterprise Products Partners LP (NYSE: EPD) announced a 1.4% sequential increase to its quarterly distribution. The new rate of $0.375 per unit is up 5.6% year over year.The most recent one marks the 43rd consecutive quarterly distribution increase for a master limited partnership (MLP) that continues… Read More

Those most bearish on the future of the U.S. electric utility industry point to Europe as the example of what a distributed generation-driven death spiral might look like.That’s not the view here.But Europe’s electric power industry is suffering a state of flux. Short interest in shares of European utilities has… Read More

With more and more YieldCos coming to market, it’s starting to look like this fast-growing sector could one day rival master limited partnerships (MLP).Indeed, some on Wall Street are already heralding so-called yield companies—or YieldCo for short—as the hottest high-growth income investment since MLPs.Similar to MLPs’ role in the energy… Read More