• Twitter
Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors

Utility Roundup

Exelon: Rewarding Our Patience

By Roger S. Conrad on Jun. 3, 2014

With management tying the dividend to the cash flow generated by its regulated utilities, Exelon could increase its payout before many investors expect –especially if wholesale prices for power improve.

Exelon may shutter some of its 24 nuclear power plants in coming years and refocus its 35 gigawatts (GW) of capacity more on natural gas or renewable energy. But last winter’s Polar Vortex demonstrated that power prices can still rise sharply. The retirement of older, coal-fired power plants through 2017 should also tighten the supply-demand balance.

Conrad's Utility Investor

Invest Smarter! Join Conrad’s Utility Investor!

What sets renowned income-investing expert Roger Conrad apart from the pretenders? His more than two decades of covering utility stocks and essential services—a wealth of knowledge and experience that you can’t find anywhere else.   

Smart investing. Taking advantage of real opportunities and not fads (and knowing the difference). Finding the companies and stocks that will deliver for the long haul, so investing lets you live instead of investing turning into your life. Roger Conrad has dedicated his career to these principles—and that’s what Conrad's Utility Investor delivers.

Subscribe today for instant access to a treasure trove of investment insight and knowledge, as well as Roger’s exclusive model Portfolios and ratings of more than 200 essential services.

MODEL PORTFOLIOS & RATINGS

ABOUT ROGER CONRAD

Roger S. Conrad needs no introduction to individual and professional investors, many of whom have profited from his decades of experience uncovering the best dividend-paying stocks for accumulating sustainable wealth. Roger b