Energy Biz - March/April 2008 - (Page 80) » METRICS Stellar Stocks, cellar Stocks value soar 84.2 percent, from the last trading day of 2006 to the last trading day of last year. That made it the top performer of a group of 121 utility stocks comprised predominantly of electric and natural gas utilities and natural gas pipelines, according to figures compiled by SNL Energy. Leading those that plunged in value was Duke Energy, which declined 38.8 percent. Duke spun-off Spectra Energy in the first week of January 2007, which impacted its total return for the year. 84 .2 % reliAnt energy sAw its stock Among utilities offering investors the highest total return between 2005 and 2007 was Allegheny Energy, which serves 1.5 million customers in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, and Virginia. An investor with $100 worth of Allegheny stock at the end of 2004 saw its value including dividends increase to $323.50 by the end of 2007, a 223.5 percent total return, according to SNL. An investor with $100 worth of Hawaiian Electric Industries at the end of 2004 held stock worth $90.35 at the end of last year, a return of -9.7 percent – the steepest skid of any of the stocks examined. 7% 9. 33 58 .4 % 54 .3 % 49 .6 % 47 .8 % 46 .1 % 45 .5 % 41 .6 % 39 .9 % 39 % 5% 3. 22 7% 1. 15 4% 0. 14 % 5 8. 12 5% 12 1% 0. 12 % 5 7. 11 6% 4. 11 % 4 9. 10 Re lia So nt E C uth nerg om w e y, N pan ster Inc RG y n . En C En er o e gy G nst rgy ro el , I up lat nc Pu , I ion . n G blic c. En er ro S gy up er PP In vic L co e E Pe Cor rpo nt re H nn V pora ate rpri ol i di rg tio d se IT ngs inia n C H ,L G Al old .P. P le g ing W hen s C illi y E o C am n rp om s e . rg pa y, ni In es c. , In c. rn te es ny hw pa ut om . So C Inc gy y, er rg y En Ene erg n c. y en n E , In gh io p le llat rou c. n e Al st G y, I g on er nc. C I En s, RG ie N pan tion a om por n s C Cor atio r am en rpo r illi W nerg Co nsfe E ar ra LP st y T rs ue rg ne Q ne art tion EP ra po e or vic r C L Se up PP lic Groed b e at Pupris por rr te co En In 8% 3. -1 8% 4. -1 % 4 5. -1 7% 5. -1 % 2 6. -1 Du ke PN Ene M rgy So Res Co ut ou rpo Ch or w rce rat io po es s, n Ni rat t G Inc So ion as . ur Aq ce uil In c a Pi , In . nn c. C ac ap le ita W C l C es H o En rp t H erg orat aw i In ai y G on du ia r st n E oup Av ries lec , In c C ista , Inc tric . or . po Al rat let ion e, In c. sOurcE: snL EnErgy *aLL cOMPaniEs incLuDED TraDED FOr ThE EnTirE PEriOD OF ThE anaLysis Nuclear Success The 104 operating nuclear plants in the United States last year managed to build upon their already stellar performance, according to the Nuclear Energy Institute. The amount of electricity produced, the capacity factors and the average production cost all exceeded previous records, NEI reported. “The accomplishments of the nation’s nuclear power plants in 2007 are the equal of a baseball player winning the triple crown,” said Frank L. (Skip) Bowman, NEI president and chief executive officer. Last Year Compared to Previous Record Year 20 04 20 04 20 05 1. 1% -6 .1 % -6 .8 % -9 .7 % 17 .1 % 16 .8 % 14 .2 % 10 .7 % 9. 8% 6. 1% 0% -2 7% 1. -2 % 5 2. -2 4% 9. -2 80 E n E rgyB i z March/April 2008 8% 8. -3 c tri ec . El , Inc an s aii e tri nc. I aw us H Ind es, . c ur Inc so e Re urc . M iSo , Inc PN N uila . c Aq , In up t s ro G We n o gy er cle ati En na or H Pin orp rce C l C ou P. ita es , L. ap a R rs C ini tne Inc. rg r Vi Pa rgy, y nn ne an Pe p sE om p. ain Pl y C or C at rg re ne rgy G E ne E DT os E m At 788.5 kilowatt-hours BillioN electricitY ProDuceD caPacitY factor kilowatt-hours BillioN 807 20 07 20 07 20 07 90.1% 91.8% ProDuction 1.72 cost 1.68 a kilowatt-hour cENTS a kilowatt-hour sOurcE: nucLEar EnErgy insTiTuTE cENTS
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