GE Vernova and NextEra Energy Offer Two Paths to the AI Power Bottleneck

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GE Vernova and NextEra Energy present contrasting plays on the AI-driven electricity demand surge. GE Vernova reported second-quarter revenue of $11.10 billion, up 21.8% year over year, with a $176 billion backlog and $2.7 billion in data center orders during the quarter alone, while NextEra Energy posted adjusted earnings per share of $1.15, a 9.5% increase, and flagged roughly 21 gigawatts of large-load data center interest at its Florida utility. GE Vernova is ramping gas turbine output toward 30 gigawatts annually by 2030 and raised its 2026 free cash flow guidance to between $11.5 billion and $12.5 billion, nearly double the prior range. NextEra is advancing a restart of the Duane Arnold nuclear plant backed by a 25-year power purchase agreement with Google, targeting the first quarter of 2029, and reiterated at least 8% annual earnings per share growth through 2032. The two stocks offer different risk-reward profiles, with GE Vernova trading at 36 times forward earnings after a 55.55% year-to-date gain and NextEra at 22 times forward earnings with a 1.26% dividend yield.

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Energy Transition & Power Demand▲ · 2 stocks
GE Vernova LLC
GEV
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

Data center orders of $2.7 billion in Q2 and $176 billion backlog driven by AI electricity demand.

Nextera Energy Inc
NEE
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

21 GW of data center interest at Florida utility and 25-year PPA with Google for nuclear restart.

Artificial Intelligence▲ · 2 stocks
Alphabet Inc Class C
GOOG
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

Google signed a 25-year PPA for Duane Arnold nuclear restart, supporting AI power needs.

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