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Brookfield Renewable is a globally diversified, multitechnology owner and operator of clean energy assets. The company's portfolio consists of hydroelectric, wind, solar, and storage facilities in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia and totals over 40 gigawatts of installed capacity. Brookfield Renewable invests in assets directly, as well as with institutional partners, joint venture partners, and through other arrangements. The company offers two separate listings for investors: Brookfield Renewable Partners and Brookfield Renewable Corp.

CMS is an energy company based in Michigan, primarily focused on electric and gas operations within the state. The company has electricity generation, transmission, and distribution operations. Natural gas operations include transmission, distribution, compression, and underground storage operations. Its principal business is Consumers Energy Company, a state and federally regulated utility that provides electricity and natural gas to 1.8 million customers in Michigan. Consumers has about 8.6 GW of generating capacity with about 90 MW of biomass generation. NorthStar Clean Energy is a vertically integrated, unregulated company that provides energy marketing for non-utility operations and owns and operates independent power generating plants, and natural gas infrastructure. NorthStar has about 1.6 GW of generating capacity and a presence in AK, OH, MI, NC, TX, and WI. CMS's fuel mix is about 35% coal, 57% natural gas, 8% renewable, and 2% hydropower and the company hopes to have 40% of its generation from renewable sources by 2030. Total revenues in 2025 were $8.5 billion, of which $8.1 billion were from Consumers Energy. By energy segment, 66% of total revenues were from electric utility operations, 29% were gas utility operations, and the remainder was from NorthStar. The market cap is about $23.3 billion.

The major stock indices are lower at midday on Thursday. Investors continue to track developments in the war with Iran, with the latest focus related to optimism or pessimism about a possible truce. The yield on the 10-year note is at 4.37%. Crude oil is back up 4% at $94 per barrel. The VIX volatility index is at 27.

AES Corp., based in Arlington, Virginia, is an independent global power company. In addition, the company owns three regulated utilities in the U.S. It generates approximately 32,000 megawatts of electricity. AES has operations in 15 countries, including the United States, Chile, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, India, and Bulgaria and has about 8,300 employees. The AES shares are a component of the S&P 500.