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Hi, Pat: I have some shares in Capital Power. I was wondering what your opinion of this stock is. Thanks kindly.

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Capital Power Corp., $19.28, symbol CPX on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 101.4 million; Market cap: $2.0 billion; www.capitalpower.com), is one of Canada’s largest independent power producers, with interests in 3,500 megawatts of generation capacity. In 2013, it sold its New England power assets to Emera for $541 million U.S. The company now has the bulk of its generating capacity in Alberta. Alberta Premier Rachel Notley has called for the accelerated phase-out of coal power, both while she served as the NDP environment critic and more recently during the election campaign. Capital Power has almost 60% of its generating capacity in coal-fired plants in Alberta, so it would be very vulnerable to any move away from the fuel. But equally important right now is the fact that the near-term outlook for electricity prices in the company’s key Alberta market is weak. Capital Power pays a high 7.6% yield. The dividend looks safe for now, but it may not be sustainable in the longer…