New investments will solidify their dividends

BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE PARTNERS L.P. $38 (Toronto symbol BEP.UN; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Utilities sector; Units outstanding: 309.9 million; Market cap: $11.8 billion; Dividend yield: 6.6%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.bep.brookfield.com) has interests in 218 hydroelectric generating stations, 544 solar facilities, 104 wind farms, four biomass facilities and… Read More

TransCanada aims for LNG

TRANSCANADA CORP. $53.78 (Toronto symbol TRP; Shares outstanding: 881.0 million; Market cap: $48.8 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 5.1%; www.transcanada.com) stands to gain from the decision by Royal Dutch Shell plc and its four partners to invest in a multibillion-dollar liquefied natural gas (LNG) project… Read More

New projects should spur dividends

TransCanada continues to work on $27.6 billion worth of new pipelines and other projects that it expects to complete in the next four years. In addition, the company will now move ahead with the controversial Keystone XL pipeline; it should cost at least $8.3 billion… Read More