southern company as well as sempra energy.ompany, largely a regulated utility throughout the southeast. strong yield, so the markets yield is 14. southern company is twice that. about a market multiple. i think, as they go into the new year very large increase in capital spending so utilities largely on return on that spending. the regulatory regime is such that they can earn a return on that. i would talk about sempra energy. you mentioned the price of natural gas. it certainly has been volatile and in this country and abroad. the difference between spot prices in the u.s. and abroad, key factor what would drive lng importation. countries like sempra have been able to take advantage of that. sempra operate as regulated utility in the western part of the country. i think those two names are interesting and i would quickly highlight the market is up 30% on the year on a total return basis. utilities are up about half that. so i, as you move into the new year, look at utilities. i think they don't get enough attention. lauren: a