111.   Dividends from electric utilities compete with returns from fixed-income investments.

112.   Easley said the billions of dollars electric utilities say it will cost to meet new regulations should not stand in the way of cleaning up the air.

113.   Electric utilities also rose on optimism over future earnings growth.

114.   Electric utilities and related companies also are working overtime to position themselves for what this future may bring.

115.   Electric utilities are buying natural gas companies to lower their production costs and expand into new regions as the electricity market is deregulated over the next few years.

116.   Electric utilities have been seeking acquisitions to increase their size before deregulation creates a more competitive market.

117.   Electric utilities historically have been loaded with debt because they borrowed money for projects such as power plant construction.

118.   Electric utilities lose power lines and transformers.

119.   Electric utilities would have been forced to pay heavy taxes on money set aside for shutting down nuclear plants.

120.   Electric utilities, such as Western Resources, along with telecommunications and cable-television companies are among those expected to make offers for ADT, analysts said.