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utilities · sector mood

1982

year mood -0.00 · -0.32 to +0.32 across 12 mo

Monthly mood

bearish −1 +1 bullish

month values ▾

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
-0.32	-0.23	-0.23	-0.23	-0.23	-0.18	+0.02	+0.17	+0.27	+0.32	+0.32	+0.32

The utilities sector is trading bearish this month, weighed down by the high-profile termination of two nuclear plants by Washington Public Power, a move that casts doubt on the financial stability of similar bond-backed projects. With $2.25 billion in outstanding bonds now at risk, investor confidence in regulated utility credit quality has weakened. Broader energy reliability concerns and funding uncertainty amplify the caution, despite supportive macro tailwinds.

How this mood is scored ▾

Each day the model reads that day's news for the sector and asks, as someone who owns assets or makes their living in it: how am I feeling this month, and why? The month's mood is that running answer, tied to the specific events driving it (the story shown above). It leans on trusted, higher-impact reporting, and on the prior month when a month is quiet, so one loud headline can't swing it. The read updates daily through the month; once a month ends, its mood is locked. This year is read live from the news the pipeline actually collected (hover a bar for its story count). · last computed Jul 06, 2026