Alliant Energy Corp

Utilities winners and losers as the U.S. goes green.

Constructive regulatory environments can foster growth.

Utilities continue trading near fair value with only a few high-quality dividend payers trading at attractive prices.

Our fair value estimate is unchanged after a rough third quarter.

Nothing has been able to halt a historic utilities sector rally since mid-2015, but when will the music stop?

Even though the utilities sector appears fairly valued, there are pockets of opportunities and potential pitfalls that investors must watch carefully in the coming months.

Only the Fed could break up utilities' M&A party.

Utilities' 4% dividend yields still look attractive even with the chance for rising interest rates.

We don't see an end to this atypical volatility until interest rates rise back toward historical norms.

Utilities' 23% total return through mid-December topped all sectors except for M&A-fueled health care.

Stock price volatility offers opportunities for investors committed to holding utilities for the long run.

Some of the most defensive companies in the utilities sector have performed the best this year and could face a sharp drop if interest rates start to creep up.

Interest rate fears have weighed on the sector's absolute performance, but utilities' fundamentals remain strong for the most part.

Strong job growth sent Treasury rates upward, but corporate credit spreads held steady on a flood of new issues.

Finally, utilities with good growth and attractive yields are on sale.

With interest rates rising, will dividend yields keep utilities afloat?

Utilities show no signs of slowing down with yields that look as good as ever.

Pegging the direction of utilities stocks in 2013 is not for the faint of heart.

With interest rates leveling off and power markets stalled, utilities face a tough near-term outlook.

'Til death do us part: Merger partners now tied, but power prices still deadly.