iShares U.S. Infrastructure ETF News - July 2026

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PJM Warns of Power Crisis, Proposes Data Center Cuts Amid Demand

PJM Interconnection, the largest U.S. regional grid operator, warned of a potential power supply crisis. Surging electricity demand from data center expansion...

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PJM Interconnection Warns of Power Supply Crisis, Plans Emergency Auction Amid Surging Data Center Demand

PJM Interconnection, the largest regional grid operator in the United States, warned of a potential power supply crisis, citing surging electricity demand from...

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PJM Interconnection Warns of Power Supply Crisis, Plans Emergency Auction Amid Surging Data Center Demand

PJM Interconnection, the largest regional grid operator in the United States, warned of a potential power supply crisis, citing surging electricity demand from...

NextEra and Duke Pledge Higher AI Power Rates, Protecting Consumers
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NextEra and Duke Pledge Higher AI Power Rates, Protecting Consumers

NextEra Energy and Duke Energy lead a coalition of nearly 200 organizations in a new Trump administration pledge. Participating utilities and data center...

Dominion and NextEra Seek $67 Billion Merger, Targeting Rising Energy Demand
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Dominion and NextEra Seek $67 Billion Merger, Targeting Rising Energy Demand

Dominion Energy and NextEra Energy filed a formal application with South Carolina’s Public Service Commission for a $67 billion merger. The combined utility...

NextEra and Dominion File for Landmark Merger, Citing Surging AI Demand
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NextEra and Dominion File for Landmark Merger, Citing Surging AI Demand

NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy filed regulatory applications today to approve their proposed merger. The deal would create one of the largest integrated...

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New York freezes large data center permits, citing AI power demands

Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order establishing a one-year moratorium on environmental permits for new, large-scale data centers. New York is the...

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New York freezes large data center permits, citing power grid stability

Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order imposing a one-year moratorium on environmental permits for new, large-scale data centers. New York is the...

NextEra Energy proposes Dominion merger, seeking scale for AI power demand
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NextEra Energy proposes Dominion merger, seeking scale for AI power demand

NextEra Energy proposed an all-stock merger with Dominion Energy to create a utility giant. The combined company would reach a market capitalization exceeding...

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AI Demand Strains Power Grid, Pushing Transformer Wait Times to Years

Reuters reports that surging electricity demand from AI data centers is worsening shortages of high-voltage transformers. Delivery times for this critical...

Baker Hughes and Kodiak sign 1.8 GW deal, powering AI data centers
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Baker Hughes and Kodiak sign 1.8 GW deal, powering AI data centers

Baker Hughes and Kodiak Gas Services signed a multi-year strategic agreement to provide up to 1.8 gigawatts (GW) of power generation. The partnership addresses...