{
  "id": 9156205,
  "title": "Why Utility Profits Could Be the Next Target",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/why-utility-profits-could-be-the-next-target",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-22T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "OilPrice",
    "slug": "oilprice",
    "url": "https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Why-Utility-Profits-Could-Be-the-Next-Target.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Electricity prices are heading up. Utility operating costs, raw materials, and fuel (obviously), are all heading up and no sign of stopping. Now higher capital costs courtesy of the Fed can also be expected. All we can say is that it seems like inflation is back, baby. The Fed recently raised its discount rate and Treasury bond yields hit 5%—their highest level in almost two decades. A utility’s…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}