Their new assets will lead to higher dividends

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These two utility firms continue to add regulated pipelines and power plants. Those new assets will give them more cash flow to keep raising their dividends. ENBRIDGE INC. $45 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol ENB; Income-Growth Payer Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares o/s: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $90.0 billion; Dividend yield: 7.9%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.enbridge.com) operates pipelines that pump oil and natural gas from Western Canada eastward as well as to the U.S. Its network transports 30% of the crude oil produced in North America and 20% of the natural gas consumed in the U.S. The company also distributes gas to 3.8 million customers in Ontario and Quebec. With the March 2023 payment, Enbridge raised your quarterly dividend by 3.2%. Investors now receive $0.8875 a share instead of $0.86. The new annual rate of $3.55 yields a high 7.9%. The company increased that annual payment each year for the past 28 years. Enbridge is now buying three regulated gas utility firms (serving 3 million…