Iran ordered public offices closed across half the country this weekend to ease energy demand driven by intense heat, state media report https://t.co/igOCT0Eizk ...

Energy Sector Performance - Wind turbine output in Britain nearly ceased due to calm conditions during a heat wave [1] - The UK had to switch to gas for power generation [1]

French power prices rose to their highest since March on concern that a heat wave building across the country this week could curb output from its fleet of nuclear reactors https://t.co/8L0dfKX9yd ...

Europe’s next heat wave is already building over the Iberian peninsula, potentially testing more temperature records after an unseasonably cool start to August https://t.co/epjEAi2Lm9 ...

Industry Trend - The financial toll of a heat wave is hard to estimate, but risk modelers and insurers are trying to quantify it due to the rise of extreme heat [1]

A heat wave will bake western Europe in conditions as much as 10C above the norm in the coming days, threatening harvests, stressing power systems and triggering health alerts https://t.co/IQJzpaTpbV ...

Industry Trend - U S power grids are facing a major test due to a heat wave bringing extreme temperatures and humidity [1]

electric utilities at Mizuho. Good morning. Good to see you.>> Hey good morning Frank. >> All right. So is a heat wave necessarily good for utilities.Does that increase profits. Does it increase revenue. What does it do.>> A little of everything. It's definitely really good for utilities because we're spending at record levels. Just to give you some numbers here five years ago I think the sector.So if I just use electric, gas and water utilities spending about $150 billion a year in CapEx. And in 2026, we'r ...