Utility Forecaster is under new leadership. But the same principles of stock analysis and portfolio management remain in place. Read More

Solar power is getting cheaper, and consumers are taking notice. This has profound long-term implications for investor-owned US electric utilities. Read More

Investment in wireless and wireline network technology continues to rise all over the world--except in Europe. This trend might be about to change. Read More

The Jan. 1, 2013, “fiscal cliff” deal included a one-year extension of the Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit. Power companies are taking advantage, but other factors suggest wind has long-term staying power. Read More

It would be a stretch to call it a "vendetta," because the venerable investing weekly has raised legitimate questions. But Linn Energy LLC (NSDQ: LINE) appears to have answered them. Read More

It's been five years since this month's Income Spotlight boosted its distribution. But a recent acquisition and another one that seems inevitable will drive payout growth as well as a rising unit price. Read More

This month's Growth Spotlight was staring into the abyss of potential bankruptcy in the early 2000s. Now it's growing earnings and dividends, deriving most of its cash flow from regulated utility operations and long-term contracts. Read More

There were no dividend cuts last month by companies in the UF How They Rate coverage universe. Coal exposure could present problems down the road, however, and one company has earned its way off the List. Read More

A variety of factors--but mostly plain, old supply and demand--have combined to reverse what once seemed a locked-in, long-term trend. Natural gas prices are on the rise, while crude oil prices are on the wane. Read More