Enbridge invests in wind power

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ENBRIDGE INC. $35 (Toronto symbol ENB; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 774.5 million; Market cap: $27.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.5; Dividend yield: 2.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.enbridge.com) is buying 50% of a 300-megawatt wind power project northeast of Quebec City. This investment will cost Enbridge $330 million, or 25% of the $1.3 billion, or $1.75 a share, of cash flow that it reported for the first half of 2011. Wind farms are uneconomic, but operators profit from subsidies. This project has a 20-year deal to sell its power to Hydro-Quebec. Enbridge is a buy. buy…