Alternative Energy is a great investment for the longer term, but what about the here and the now? Energy demand is rising faster than the supply itself. Here's how to play energy for the intermediate term.

When you consider a stock in the utilities sector of the market, I'm sure you are thinking about safety and income, not so much about over-sized gains. As a rule of thumb, these big players won't be outperforming in a bull market... but in today's uncertainty, why not trust an established utilities contractor with locked-in contracts?