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The most notable companies in this group are Nextera Energy Inc (NYSE:NEE), Southern Company (The) (NYSE:SO), PG&E Corp (NYSE:PCG), Dominion Energy (NYSE:D), NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG).

Electric utilities companies generate, transmit and distribute electricity to businesses/offices and residences. Companies may be owned by the government or investors or public shareholders, or a combination thereof. The industry also includes firms that buy and sell electricity. Companies in this industry typically require significant investments in infrastructure. Many firms in this industry pay substantial and regular dividends to shareholders. However, changes in interest rates (and their impact on debt burdens), natural disasters and changing commodity prices could be factors affecting energy utilities’ profit margins. NextEra Energy, Inc., Duke Energy Corporation, Dominion Energy Inc. and Southern Company are among U.S. electric utilities companies with the largest market capitalizations.

The average market capitalization across the Electric Utilities Industry is 18.33B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 500 to 131.17B. NEE holds the highest valuation in this group at 131.17B. The lowest valued company is SLTZ at 500.

The average weekly price growth across all stocks in the Electric Utilities Industry was 2%. For the same Industry, the average monthly price growth was 0%, and the average quarterly price growth was 11%. PAM experienced the highest price growth at 11%, while SUME experienced the biggest fall at -11%.

The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the Electric Utilities Industry was -18%. For the same stocks of the Industry, the average monthly volume growth was 17% and the average quarterly volume growth was 13%