Below is our updated table listing each gas utility that we track in our yield rankings, its reporting date, the consensus EPS for 3Q 2006 earnings (where available from Yahoo Finance), and the operating/continuing EPS actually reported, if available. All but 2 Gas Utilities have reported as of this date. Remember that many gas utilities generally report losses during the calendar 3rd quarter of the year due to seasonal weather patterns of gas usage.

Below is our updated table listing each water utility that we track, the consensus EPS for 3Q 2006 earnings (where available from Yahoo Finance), the year ago operating/continuing EPS actually reported, if available, and the actual 3Q 2006 operating EPS:

The EEI Fall Financial Conference is the largest event in the Electric Utility Industry each year. This year it is in Las Vegas, NV. Nearly every electric utility company, institutional equity and debt investor, and many commercial and investment bankers who service the electric utility industry attend this conference annually.

Below is our updated table listing each electric utility that we track in our yield rankings, its reporting date, the consensus EPS for 3Q 2006 earnings (where available from Yahoo Finance), and the operating/continuing EPS actually reported, if available.

Below is our updated table listing each water utility that we track, the consensus EPS for 3Q 2006 earnings (where available from Yahoo Finance), the year ago operating/continuing EPS actually reported, if available, and when the EPS reports start to come in, the actual 3Q 2006 operating EPS.

Below is our updated table listing each gas utility that we track in our yield rankings, the consensus EPS for 2Q 2006 earnings (where available from Yahoo Finance), and the operating/continuing EPS actually reported in this current quarter, and the year ago quarter, if available.

Below is our updated table listing each water utility that we track, its reporting date (by the month), the consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter (where available from Yahoo Finance), the year ago operating/continuing EPS actually reported (if available) and when the EPS reports start to come in, the actual 2Q06 operating EPS.

Below is our updated table listing each gas utility that we track in our yield rankings, its reporting date, the consensus EPS for 1Q 2006 earnings (where available from Yahoo Finance), and the reported operating/continuing EPS (if available):

Below is our updated table listing each gas utility that we track in our yield rankings, its reporting date, the consensus EPS for 1Q 2006 earnings (where available from Yahoo Finance), and the operating/continuing EPS actually reported, if available.

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Now that we are 2/3 through the 3rd quarter reporting season, we are beginning to get a picture of the trend.  As expected, earnings are coming in quite strongly, primarily due to favorable weather conditions (the hot summer meant strong air conditioning demand, and higher revenues and profits for many companies).

For more information and a full schedule and agenda, go EEI's website, or follow this link:  EEI Financial Conference Information.