Exelon: Impressive Dividends Set To Continue

Exelon Corporation (EXC) is one of the largest utility providers in the United States. It primarily generates electricity from fossil, nuclear, hydro, and renewable energy sources. The company is also involved in blanket energy marketing business, as well as the retail and purchase of natural gas and electricity, along with the provision of distribution and transmission services. Exelon supplies its services to commercial, residential, wholesale and industrial customers. As of December 31, 2011, it possessed generation resources with a collective net capacity of 25,544 megawatts. The company provides electricity to approximately 3.8 million customers in northern Illinois and around 1.6 million customers in southeastern Pennsylvania, and offers natural gas to approximately 494,000 customers in Philadelphia. Exelon Corporation has a long history of dividends and has one of the most attractive dividend yields in the market at 5.90 percent. The dividends have been fairly stable over the... Read more