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Using energy stocks as a backdoor play on cryptocurrencies may seem a curious strategy, but it has the potential to be extremely profitable.

The energy stocks I'm about to show you are on the verge of adding cryptocurrencies to their roster of catalysts. On top of that, each one also pays a healthy dividend.

Related: This Is One of the Best Green Energy Stocks to Buy in 2018

The connection is cryptocurrency mining.

Many of the top cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, consume tremendous amounts of energy as part of the "mining" process that verifies transactions on the networks and creates new coins.

"Electricity consumption from Bitcoin in 2018 could be as great as we forecast for global electric vehicles in 2025," said Morgan Stanley analyst Nicholas Ashworth in a January report on the topic.

Today Bitcoin mining alone consumes as much electricity as a nation the size of Hungary.

This growing demand for electricity has created an opportunity for several electric utilities as well as a pair of renewable energy stocks.

And some major changes to cryptocurrency mining could make these energy stocks even more profitable...

Crypto Miners Are On the Move - Thanks to China

In January, the Chinese government started to push the miners in its country to relocate their operations.

That matters because China has dominated crypto mining for the past three years or so. According to The Wall Street Journal, China accounted for 78.9% of global Bitcoin mining as of early January.

See Why Bitcoin Is Far from Dead: Cryptocurrency legend Michael Robinson just revealed why Bitcoin could be poised for a record-breaking rebound. Before the mainstream public gets any wiser, you need to see this now.

So the Chinese miners have begun migrating out of the country. Meanwhile, the situation has encouraged mining operations in other countries to expand.

Everyone is looking to replicate what made crypto mining in China so attractive - cheap, abundant electricity and ideally a chilly climate (helpful in keeping the heat-generating hardware cool).

That means crypto miners the world over are hunting sites in places like Iceland, Sweden, Canada - and the United States.

Today we're going to look at five energy stocks in particular that not only have the potential to benefit from the arrival of power-hungry crypto miners, but will pay you a handsome dividend while you wait for the stock to appreciate...

5 Energy Stocks to Buy to Profit from Crypto Mining

Several utilities have an opportunity in that they operate in areas with low-cost electricity. The lower the cost of electricity, the higher the profits for miners.

Companies with exposure to renewable energy also can benefit from crypto mining. A higher reliance on renewable energy is key to preventing crypto mining from gaining a dangerously large carbon footprint.

Entergy Corp. (NYSE: ETR)

  • Market cap: $16 billion
  • Dividend yield: 4.36%
  • Current price: $81.96
  • Entergy operates in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. According to a January research report by Crescent Electric Supply Company, Louisiana offers the lowest Bitcoin mining costs in the United States at $3,224. Arkansas and Mississippi are both in the top 10, while Texas is 11th. In May, ETR announced a joint 81-megawatt solar project, the Stuttgart Solar Energy Center, with NextEra Energy Inc. (NYSE: NEE).

Xcel Energy Inc. (Nasdaq: XEL)

  • Market cap: $23.9 billion
  • Dividend yield: 3.25%
  • Current price: $46.95
  • Xcel has customers in eight states, mostly in the central part of the United States. Two of those states, Texas and North Dakota, are low-cost electricity states (North Dakota is ranked 18th). But Xcel is also rapidly expanding its renewable energy footprint. Wind power already accounts for 21% of its power generation mix. And Xcel is in the second year of a push to increase its wind power generation by 55%. Just this week, the company bought a 478-megawatt wind project from NextEra Energy Resources.

American Electric Power Co. Inc. (Nasdaq: AEP)

  • Market cap: $35.2 billion
  • Dividend yield: 3.47%
  • Current price: $71.44
  • Nine of the 11 states where AEP operates are among the top 20 low-cost electricity states. Five are in the top 10, including Louisiana, Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Oklahoma. Right now, renewables make up about 12.7% of its power mix. But AEP is investing heavily in renewables with its $4.5 billion, 2,000-megawatt Wind Catcher project expected to serve four states. When completed, it will be the largest wind farm in the United States.

NextEra Energy Inc. (NYSE: NEE)

  • Market cap: $80.3 billion
  • Dividend yield: 2.63%
  • Current price: $170.36
  • NextEra made this list for its leadership in the area of building out renewable energy projects. It leads the nation with 16% of installed wind capacity and 11% of installed solar capacity. For 2018, the company has plans to expand wind capacity 29% and solar capacity by 50%. It could play a big role in supplying renewable energy to crypto miners. Plus this stock has long been a Money Morning favorite. I recommended it as far back as January 2013 when it was trading at just $71. NEE is up 140% since then.

But as much as I like NEE, this last pick is even better.  For one thing, it has a perfect Money Morning VQScore™ of 4.75...

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David Zeiler, Associate Editor for Money Morning at Money Map Press, has been a journalist for more than 35 years, including 18 spent at The Baltimore Sun. He has worked as a writer, editor, and page designer at different times in his career. He's interviewed a number of well-known personalities - ranging from punk rock icon Joey Ramone to Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak.

Over the course of his journalistic career, Dave has covered many diverse subjects. Since arriving at Money Morning in 2011, he has focused primarily on technology. He's an expert on both Apple and cryptocurrencies. He started writing about Apple for The Sun in the mid-1990s, and had an Apple blog on The Sun's web site from 2007-2009. Dave's been writing about Bitcoin since 2011 - long before most people had even heard of it. He even mined it for a short time.

Dave has a BA in English and Mass Communications from Loyola University Maryland.

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