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title: "Utility shares surge on PJM's plans to speed up data center timeline"
type: "News"
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/287100191.md"
description: "Utility shares, including Constellation Energy (CEG), NRG Energy (NRG), and Vistra (VST), surged after PJM Interconnection announced plans to expedite data center integration with energy producers. CEG rose 7.4%, NRG 7%, and VST 6.6%. PJM aims to address rising demand by advancing a reliability auction to September, acknowledging capacity shortfalls to meet hyperscaler-driven demand, according to Evercore ISI analysts."
datetime: "2026-05-20T17:17:18.000Z"
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# Utility shares surge on PJM's plans to speed up data center timeline

Shares of Constellation Energy (CEG), NRG Energy (NRG), and Vistra (VST) are up sharply in Wednesday's trading after PJM Interconnection, the largest U.S. electric grid, accelerated plans to pair data centers with energy producers to help meet the demands of artificial intelligence development. Constellation Energy (CEG) up 7.4%, NRG Energy (NRG) u...

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