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AI’s power hunger is turning electric utilities into Wall Street growth stocks — and customers may pay the price

As data centers drive record demand, utilities like NextEra are using 10% profit margins on infrastructure investment to justify billion-dollar...

23.06.2026 6

Fortune

Conor Harrison

How Wall Street is shifting electric utilities toward consolidation and profit

Electric utilities don’t make money from selling power to customers, but instead profit from investments in power plants, wires, substations and...

16.06.2026 10

The Conversation

Conor Harrison

Trump was already cutting low-income energy assistance – the shutdown is making things worse as cold weather arrives

Nearly a quarter of US households struggle to pay their energy bills at the same time as America’s social safety nets, including home heat aid, are...

08.11.2025 10

The Conversation

Conor Harrison

As Costs and Temperatures Rise, Trump Moves to Gut Low-Income Energy Assistance

Looking ahead to another hot summer, we can only hope that cuts don’t foreshadow a growing yet preventable death toll.

18.05.2025 10

Truthout

Conor Harrison

Trump moves to gut low-income energy assistance as summer heat descends and electricity prices rise

The problem of high energy prices and rising numbers of people unable to afford them isn’t lost on the Trump administration.

13.05.2025 10

The Conversation

Conor Harrison

Trump guts low-income energy assistance as summer heat descends and electricity prices rise

The problem of high energy prices and rising numbers of people unable to afford them isn’t lost on the Trump administration.

13.05.2025 10

The Conversation

Conor Harrison