Electric utilities significantly outperformed general markets and presented a great investment in 2011, with a 20-percent total return.  For the ten years from 2002-2011, the industry’s 123-percent return greatly outperformed the major market indices.  And the industry’s credit quality (BBB) remained essentially unchanged in 2011, with the volume of ratings actions remaining low.  This section provides an overview of the industry’s stock performance and credit ratings.

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