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The Motley Fool November 4, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Quanta's Profitable Storm Surge Hurricane-related work helped this quarter, but utility infrastructure spending is the real key. This is a tricky stock to evaluate, so investors need to be careful.
The Motley Fool March 11, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	I Want to Like Quanta The big picture looks so promising for Quanta, who helps utilities, telcos, and cable companies build out their systems, but will reality follow suit? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Quanta Continues to Serve the Inevitable Infrastructure projects will happen... it's just a question of when. Shareholders of this electrical utility company should be prepared to benefit from industry trends.
The Motley Fool December 20, 2005 Tom Taulli	TXU Plugs In to the Web The utility company, along with Current Communications, is set to offer broadband through electrical outlets. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 2, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Is General Cable a Live Wire? If utilities open their wallets to spend on transmission products, the cable and telecom wire maker should benefit. Buying the shares today is very much a bet on increased infrastructure spending.
Entrepreneur February 2004 Dian Vujovich	Power Play Utility stocks have gone back to basics.
BusinessWeek January 12, 2004	Power: Keep The Candles Handy -- And Light A Few For the power sector, 2003 will be remembered as the year the lights went out. To avoid another blackout like the one that darkened big chunks of Canada and the U.S. in August, the industry will work harder this year.
Investment Advisor November 2005 Kathleen M. McBride	Bright Idea Judith Saryan's Eaton Vance Utilities Fund generates returns, dividends, and value. Advisors need to look at where this fund would fit in an investor's portfolio.
The Motley Fool October 25, 2004 Ben McClure	TXU's Turnaround The utility company knocked the socks off Wall Street estimates, delivering Q3 net income of $662 million. That's up 69% from $392 million a year ago.
BusinessWeek May 24, 2004 Steve Rosenbush	Verizon: Take That, Cable The nation's largest telecom provider is preparing to seek cable-TV franchises in parts of Texas and eight other states so that it can offer video in head-to-head competition with cable companies.
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Financial Advisor November 2011 Marla Brill	Powering Up Utility stocks are a lower-risk way to achieve incremental returns, says manager Mario Gabelli of the Gabelli Utilities Fund.
CIO April 15, 2003 Christopher Lindquist	Energized Internet Broadband internet flowing from every electrical outlet? The technology exists. But the power line broadband industry still faces implementation, regulatory and marketing hurdles before it competes for customers with cable, DSL and satellite companies.
The Motley Fool November 22, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Will Dycom Phone In Some Growth? This company has top-notch telecom customers, but telecom infrastructure isn't where the big money is. What does this mean to investors?
The Motley Fool September 9, 2010 Eric Dutram	Thursday's ETF to Watch: XLUS XLUS tracks the S&P SmallCap 600 Utilities Index which consists of common stocks of U.S. utility companies.
BusinessWeek August 13, 2009	Faster Web Connections Washington is trying to figure out how to expand broadband service throughout the U.S. at a reasonable cost. Take a look at the competing technologies.
CRM January 27, 2012 Leonard Klie	Customer Interaction with Utilities via Social Media Is on the Rise New research also finds a growing number of utilities share information about service issues with customers via social media.
The Motley Fool August 4, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Great Plains' Great Pains Will slow growth and declining earnings make this energy holding company an acquisition target? The low-growth, total-return scenario will only make sense if the stock fades closer to its 52-week low (down 10% from its current level).
The Motley Fool August 8, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Can Power Power Fluor Further? Oil/gas projects will start to give way to new power generation projects. Investors may want to look at other engineering and construction companies until anticipated projects actually become announced.
InternetNews April 30, 2010	ISPs Urge FCC to Resist Broadband Regulation A band of cable and telecom firms and their lobbying organizations issue a warning to Federal Communications Commission telling it to keep broadband unregulated.
CIO May 15, 2003 Michael Schrage	The Voodoo Economics Behind Utility Computing Before you sign up for pay-as-you-go, you need to understand how utilities can manipulate and hide the true costs of plugging in.
The Motley Fool June 1, 2009 Elliott J. Orsillo	Utilities: Diamonds in the Rough? Today's utilities could be tomorrow's clean-energy diamonds.
The Motley Fool May 13, 2008 Zoe Van Schyndel	Will Utilities Keep Shining? These utility ETFs have decent yields and low volatility, and they offer safe havens when markets are roiled.
Wired March 23, 2009 Brendan I. Koerner	Power to the People: 7 Ways to Fix the Grid, Now The grid took more than a century to grow into the unwieldy beast it is now. Given the urgency of climate change, energy independence, and economic demands, we have only a fraction of that time to fix it.
Investment Advisor June 2010 Vaughan Scully	Utility ETFs Promise Low Volatility and Steady Dividends While Standard & Poor's Equity Research expects only "modest" gains from utility stocks in 2010, their collective dividend yield has risen year to date to about 4.7%.
Industrial Physicist Eric J. Lerner	What's wrong with the electric grid? Experts widely agree that failures of the power-transmission system are a nearly unavoidable product of a collision between the physics of the system and the economic rules that now regulate it.
The Motley Fool May 7, 2004 Ben McClure	A Texas Shoot-Up Dallas-based energy company TXU has momentum, but for how long?
BusinessWeek June 4, 2007 Aaron Pressman	New Spark In Utility Stocks Why the once-staid utility sector is generating breathtaking returns.
CIO January 4, 2012 Mark Rowh	Smart Grid Security Inadequate, Threats Abound As the Stuxnet attack shows, malicious hackers "clearly have the upper hand" over power grid systems, a new study says. A lack of strict standards and a hodgepodge of products have created today's chaotic state of utility cybersecurity.
CRM December 1, 2007 Colin Beasty	Market Focus: Energy/Utilities -- Speaking Truth to Power (Companies) Analytics are increasingly leveraged for insight into customer behavior.
Financial Advisor February 2005 Marla Brill	Power Up Utility funds shined in 2004, but rising interest rates could slow them down.
The Motley Fool July 22, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Set-Tops Set Up Scientific Atlanta This maker of set-top boxes and other equipment used in the transmission of TV and broadband posts a strong quarter with higher sales and better margins.
The Motley Fool May 2, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	General Cable Plugged Into Growth Strong demand continues to fuel this diversified cable maker. But as a one-year triple might suggest, these shares are not exactly in the bargain bin these days. Investors, take note.
IEEE Spectrum October 2005 Willie D. Jones	United States Establishes "Level Playing Field" in Broadband--Or Does It? Reversing a longtime stance, the FCC no longer maintains that offering consumers broadband services on attractive terms requires there to be competing providers of digital subscriber line, or DSL, service.
AFP eWire May 23, 2005	Nonprofit Seeks to Encourage Utility Philanthropy The Utility Customers Charitable Trust is urging utility companies to begin Round Up programs that could ultimately lead to $1 billion a year in charitable giving.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2005 Matt Thurmond	Utilities That Pay YOU Electric utilities are some of the highest dividend payers in the market.
CIO November 19, 2010 Kim S. Nash	How TXU Energy Uses ERP to Give Power to Customers The utility opened up its ERP data so customers can have more control over their electricity use.
The Motley Fool July 8, 2009 Toby Shute	Is the Pickens Plan Losing Wind? It's been one year since T. Boone Pickens presented his plan to cure America's dependence on foreign oil. If nothing else, it got the conversation moving in the right direction.
BusinessWeek January 7, 2009 Arik Hesseldahl	Obama's Broadband Plan Tax breaks for companies that increase Internet speed or create new networks are likely to go to existing large players.
CFO November 17, 2003 Anne Stuart	Utility Computing It's a little bit outsourcing. It's a little bit re-architecting. It's hard to describe. As with any potential technology revolution, the concept of utility computing faces plenty of potential barriers.
InternetNews December 19, 2005 Roy Mark	Dallas-Fort Worth Earns BPL Clout TXU Electric Delivery said Monday it is teaming with Maryland-based Current Communications Group to overlay a broadband delivery system on its Texas power grid.
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The Motley Fool January 23, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Northrop Is Shipshape In advance of earnings, analysts expect defense contractor Northrop Grumman to show a small increase in sales and an even smaller increase in profits.