RE: Transalta's past $17 Yeah Agree with you I think its a great buying oppurtunity at these prices, as long as the price starts to slowly increase you will continue to have at least a 7% gain every year and who knows, maybe a lot of capital appreciation as well. I just can't see a lot of down side from this point on. I know nothing is guarented but just based on share price and dividend paid and the fact that its a utility , a diversified one at that ! Put it this way if someone is looking for a half decent rate of return without having to risk the farm I think that this one is as good as it gets