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TC ENERGY INC., $49.10, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TRP; Shares outstanding: 1.0 billion; Market cap: $48.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 7.6%; www.tcenergy.com.) has proposed building a new pumped storage hydro power project near Meaford, Ontario. The system would pump water from Georgian Bay to an elevated reservoir when electrical power demand and prices are low (mainly overnight). When power is needed, the system will release the water through a series of turbines to generate electricity. TC expects the project will store enough electricity to power one million homes for 11 hours. Ontario’s Ministry of Energy is now evaluating the proposal and should make a final decision by the end of 2023. The company has not yet said how much this project would cost. However, regulators would probably set its power rates high enough to let TC earn an acceptable return on this investment, If the company proceeds, the project could begin operating in the early 2030s. TC Energy is still…