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utilities · sector mood
2012
year mood +0.13 · +0.10 to +0.15 across 12 mo
Monthly mood
bearish −1 +1 bullish
-0.25 -0.12 0 +0.12 +0.25 Jan +0.15 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul +0.10 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
month values ▾
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
+0.15+0.15+0.15+0.15+0.15+0.15+0.10+0.10+0.15+0.10+0.10+0.10

Ultra-low rates and QE3 kept our valuations supported, and natural gas at decade lows near $2 relieved fuel costs for our distributors even as it squeezed merchant and nuclear generation.

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 11, 2026
Top utilities stories of 2012
Jul
Duke-Progress Merger Forms Largest U.S. Electric Utility eia.gov →

Duke Energy and Progress Energy completed their merger on July 2, 2012, forming Duke Energy Corporation, the largest U.S. electric utility by customer count with over 7 million retail customers across six states. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved the deal despite concerns over market power in the Carolinas, which were mitigated by commitments to expand regional transmission infrastructure. The enhanced grid access supports competition and strengthens market efficiency in the eastern U.S. electricity sector.