Power-Price Shock Hits Data Center Stocks: Equinix, Digital Realty, Vertiv in Focus This Week
Wholesale electricity prices in Dominion Energy’s Virginia area spiked above $1,800 per megawatt-hour Sunday, up from $200 the day before, as Winter Storm Fern drove demand beyond forecasts. PJM Interconnection expects record winter demand Tuesday. Data center shares ended mixed Friday, with Intel plunging 17% after weak guidance. Investors await Big Tech earnings and the Fed’s rate decision next week.