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On September 30, Jim Cramer commented favorably on electric utility Exelon (EXC), after the stock closed at 49.62.

I was not listening (a little bit goes a long way) but according to Miriam Metzinger, he said that the cap-and-trade bill should benefit Exelon, which has nuclear power exposure. Investors have a good entry point because the "stock is way off."

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"No US utility owns more of them than Exelon Corp. (NYSE: EXC), with 17 reactors," explains Roger Conrad, who chose the stock as his latest "growth spotlight" in The Utility Forecaster.

"Carbon free and, above all, paid for, existing nuclear plants are among the most prized assets in the power business.

"Some 80% of company earnings come from its unregulated generation fleet, 90% of which is nuclear. And it's by far the best-positioned US utility to ramp up nuclear output.