With the threat of cap and trade hanging over utility companies, along with the burdens of more stringent state and federal regulations on power producers, it might seem a bit counterintuitive that a coal-burning utility would be a good place to put your money. DPL (DPL, 28) is the parent of Dayton Power & Light, a smallish firm that pipes out juice to factories and 515,000 homes in centralrnOhio. Shares are up 30% in the past year. David Burks of Hilliard Lyons in Louisville, Ky. still finds the stock to be undervalued.
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