Some companies stand out for their ability to pay dividends. They offer attractive yielding dividends that steadily grow over time.

Black Hills Corporation (NYSE: BKH), Brookfield Renewable (NYSE: BEPC)(NYSE: BEP), and NextEra Energy Partners (NYSE: NEP) have exceptional dividend track records and appealing yields. That makes them stand out to a few Fool.com contributors as dividend stocks investors shouldn't hesitate to buy.

Reuben Gregg Brewer (Black Hills): With a dividend yield of around 4.3%, Black Hills Corporation isn't the highest-yielding utility you can buy. With a market cap of $3.8 billion and a customer base of 1.3 million customers, it isn't the largest utility around.

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