--- title: Reaves Asset Management Blog | Equities description: Equities | Utility, energy & communication insights from four decades of intelligent investing image: https://insights.reavesam.com/hubfs/Content%20Offers/Subscribe%20to%20Insights/2020.01-Reaves-Subscribe.linkedin.png --- [![Reaves Asset Management](https://insights.reavesam.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/ReavesAssetManagement_May2023/images/header_logo.png?width=270&height=135&name=header_logo.png "Reaves Asset Management")](https://reavesam.com/) [![Reaves Asset Management](https://insights.reavesam.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/ReavesAssetManagement_May2023/images/Reaves_Asset_Management_Logo_mobile.png?width=1000&height=135&name=Reaves_Asset_Management_Logo_mobile.png "Reaves Asset Management")](https://reavesam.com/) - About Us - [About Reaves](https://reavesam.com/about-us/) - [Philosophy and Process](https://reavesam.com/philosophy-and-process/) - [Our Team](https://reavesam.com/our-team/) - Portfolios - [Reaves Utility Income Fund](https://reavesam.com/our_services/reaves-utility-income-fund/) - 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[Read More](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/why-utilities-why-utes) [![post](https://insights.reavesam.com/hubfs/Blog/2023.08%20Reaves%20Blog%20Offshore%20Wind%20Development%201.1.png)](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/obstacles-to-renewable-energy-utility-companies) [Utilities](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/utilities), [Income Investing](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/income-investing), [Equities](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/equities) ## [Will Obstacles to Renewable Energy Development Impact Growth Rates of Utility Companies?](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/obstacles-to-renewable-energy-utility-companies) We have highlighted in previous blog posts the long tailwind that the transition to renewable power generation may provide for many utility companies. The more opportunities they... [Read More](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/obstacles-to-renewable-energy-utility-companies) [![post](https://insights.reavesam.com/hubfs/Blog/2023.07%20Reaves%20Blog%20Worried%20About%20Income%20Republish%201.1.png)](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/worried-about-income-in-retirement-consider-owning-a-utility-fund) [Utilities](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/utilities), [Closed End Funds](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/closed-end-funds), [Income Investing](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/income-investing), [Equities](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/equities), [Retirement](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/retirement) ## [Worried About Income in Retirement? Consider Owning a Utility Fund](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/worried-about-income-in-retirement-consider-owning-a-utility-fund) Updated on July 2023 Financial headlines in 2023 continue to create anxiety for many retirees and those considering retirement. Three additional federal fund rate increases... 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