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The Winners and Losers of the AI Power Boom | OilPrice.com

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U.S. power market poised for a major shake-up as demand is soaring amid the AI technology boom.

Surge in power demand, led by data centers, has started to create winners in the American electricity sector.

Power producers are boosting their earnings guidance, expecting much higher wholesale capacity auction prices for the coming years to continue supporting their revenues.

Electric utility stocks are on the rebound this year as the surge in artificial intelligence technology has created a most unlikely winner on the stock market.

The U.S. power sector landscape could also be on the tip of regulatory changes as some regionally regulated utilities are pushing for changes to be allowed to invest in new generation capacity.