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Dominion Energy has regulated electric and natural gas utility operations in 15 states. The company generates, transmits and distributes electricity and gas, and has retail and wholesale operations. Dominion's portfolio consists of 30,200 megawatts of generation capacity, 94,200 miles of gas distribution pipelines, 85,600 miles of electric distribution lines, and 10,500 miles of electric transmission lines. Dominion serves 7 million customers with almost 4 million state-regulated utility and retail energy customers. The service region is primarily Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. In 2023, DEV accounted for about 67% of total revenue and DESC accounted for about 24%. The company operates five nuclear generation sites and Dominion's fuel mix is 42% nuclear, though generation still comes from gas, coal, and oil. To change this mix, Dominion is developing offshore wind farms and increasing its use of solar power. However, it does not expect to achieve net-zero emissions until 2050, in line with peers heavily reliant on coal. The company has undergone a business review that ended in March 2024. As a result, it has increased its asset disposals. In 2023 and 2024, the company sold or has agreed to sell its LNG operations, three gas distribution companies, and an interest in its Virginia wind farm. These divestitures follow the sale of pipeline operations in 2022. Dominion's market cap is $40.3 billion, and the stock is a component of the S&P 500.

The trading week that ended March 22 featured (yet again) all-time highs, with the weekly winning streak for the S&P 500 (SPX) continuing. The SPX has moved higher in 17 out of 21 weeks, with a 27% gain during that period. The Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) and the Nasdaq are also 17 out of 21, soaring 30%. The S&P 400 prints the same story, with a 29% pop. Index price volatility is almost undetectable, although there has been some decent volatility, both up and down, among individual stocks. We saw one day of strong breadth on Wednesday of that week and one weak day on Friday.

St. Louis-based Ameren Corp. is a public utility that serves 2.4 million electric customers and 900,000 natural gas customers through its Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois regulated subsidiaries. Customers are located in central and eastern Missouri and southern Illinois. Ameren Missouri provides vertically integrated electric service, with a generating capacity of 10,800 megawatts. Ameren Illinois provides electric transmission service as well as natural gas delivery. Ameren Transmission Co. of Illinois develops regional electric transmission projects. AEE also operates one nuclear-generating facility. In 2023, electricity accounted for about 83% of total revenues. Management is committed to electric and gas service expansion and infrastructure improvements in the company's regulated service territories. Ameren has exited the volatile non-regulated merchant energy business, and has shown little interest in acquiring non-regulated assets. The company operates several nuclear generators, but still relies heavily on coal. Management estimates that about 14% of revenues came from coal generation in 2023, and expects coal generation to drop to about 3% of rate-base generation by the end of 2028. The company is targeting net-zero carbon emissions by 2045, and has been adding solar and wind projects in Missouri. AEE has 9,000 employees. The shares are a component of the S&P 500. The company's market cap is approximately $19 billion.

All of the major U.S. stock indices are higher at midday on Tuesday, albeit modestly so. Investors are mulling over some fresh economic data in the form of durable goods orders and consumer confidence. Orders for durable goods rebounded in February, up 1.4% on the back of increases in transportation equipment and machinery orders. Turning to consumer confidence, The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index for March printed at 104.7 compared to a revised 104.8 in February. But the so-called 'expectations index' dropped to 73.8 from 76.3 a month ago. That suggests that consumers are less optimistic in the short term. Crude oil has turned slightly lower as of midday, while gold is essentially on a flat line.