In Friday trading, Avista Corp. shares are currently up about 0.3% on the day.

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Other competitors in the utilities sector include: Avista Corp (AVA), Sempra Energy (SRE), and SCANA (SCG).

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The report also cited the strong quarterly dividend history at Avista Corp.

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Avista Corp. shares are currently trading down about 0.6% on the day.

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Avista Corp. shares are currently trading down about 0.8% on the day.

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Among the largest underlying components of PEY, in trading today Vectren Corp ( NYSE: VVC) is off about 0.2%, Avista Corp. ( NYSE: AVA) is trading flat, and AGL Resources Inc. ( NYSE: GAS) is relatively unchanged.

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Companies the FERC accuses of gaming include Sempra Energy (nyse: SRE - news - people ), Canadian provincial utility BC Hydro, Avista (nyse: AVA - news - people ), American Electric Power (nyse: AEP - news - people ), Duke Energy (nyse: DUK - news - people ), Mirant (nyse: MIR - news - people ), Dynegy (nyse: DYN - news - people ), Calpine (nyse: CPN - news - people ), Reliant, Williams Cos. (nyse: WMB - news - people ) and Constellation Energy Group (nyse: CEG - news - people ).

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