Beyond Category 5: What extreme hurricanes mean for electric utilities
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As storm behavior changes, grid planning frameworks need to keep pace with evolving risk profiles, write Michael Levy and Sarah Pearl of management consulting firm Baringa.
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- DBC Invesco DB Commodity Index
A broad commodity fund
- GLD SPDR Gold Shares
Gold is one of the commodities in this group
- USO United States Oil Fund
This fund moves with oil prices
- AQN Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp
GA selected AQN as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: utilities, power. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
- FPS Forgent Power Solutions Inc
GA selected FPS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: power. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
- LECO LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS
GA selected LECO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: electric. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
- POWI POWER INTEGRATIONS INC COM
GA selected POWI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: power. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
- PSIX POWER SOLUTIONS INTL INC
GA selected PSIX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: power. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
- SPRU SPRUCE POWER HOL
GA selected SPRU as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: power. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
As storm behavior changes, grid planning frameworks need to keep pace with evolving risk profiles, write Michael Levy and Sarah Pearl of management consulting firm Baringa.
Source: Utility Dive
Price since this story was published: Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN)
Since the first closing price after “Beyond Category 5: What extreme hurricanes mean for electric utilities,” Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) is -3.64%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.77% over the same days, a -4.41% difference versus the market.
The Taiwan Strait count beside this story
Taiwan Strait has 49 linked stories in the last 7 days and 49 in the last 30 on the page that also carries “Beyond Category 5: What extreme hurricanes mean for electric utilities.” The recent pace is rising.
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Companies mentioned with this story
- AQN Algonquin Power & Utilities
For “Beyond Category 5: What extreme hurricanes mean for electric utilities,” Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AQN as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: utilities, power. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- FPS Forgent Power Solutions
In “Beyond Category 5: What extreme hurricanes mean for electric utilities,” Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected FPS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: power. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- LECO Lincoln Electric Holdings
In “Beyond Category 5: What extreme hurricanes mean for electric utilities,” Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected LECO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: electric. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- POWI Power Integrations
In “Beyond Category 5: What extreme hurricanes mean for electric utilities,” Power Integrations (POWI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected POWI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: power. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- PSIX Power Solutions International
For “Beyond Category 5: What extreme hurricanes mean for electric utilities,” Power Solutions International (PSIX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected PSIX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: power. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- SPRU Spruce Power Holding
Spruce Power Holding (SPRU) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Sep 2026 story “Beyond Category 5: What extreme hurricanes mean for electric utilities.” Reason on file: GA selected SPRU as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: power. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
How a Taiwan Strait shock reaches Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN)
“Beyond Category 5: What extreme hurricanes mean for electric utilities” (12 Sep 2026) reaches Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) through Taiwan Strait.
Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) is on the page because GA selected AQN as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: utilities, power. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
A second company, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS), is listed for a different reason: GA selected FPS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: power. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
Price levels for Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN)
AQN traded between 4.92 and 5.29 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 5.16. FPS traded between 29.88 and 41.61 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 31.50. LECO traded between 255.70 and 279.26 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 259.24.
What the saved facts support for Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN)
46 out of 100
“Beyond Category 5: What extreme hurricanes mean for electric utilities” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.