Consolidated Edison ED (3.4 percent)
Consolidated Edison is an electricity and gas utility corporation with operations in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. With three million customers, it is one of the larger utilities in the United States. What’s most impressive about the company is its long dividend history of 42 years of rising dividends. The company’s primary growth driver is incremental GDP growth in the areas it serves, which means it will likely be able to increase its dividends at about the pace of inflation – or a bit faster. 