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James Kennedy

Guggenheim · covers Utilities

Period: Reporting periods mapped to calendar 2024 Q4 – 2025 Q1 (2 quarters).

Limited coverage. Only 9 questions of coverage. Treat these numbers as directional — sample too small for reliable averages.
Questions
9on tracked calls
Challenge rate
0%none of 9 questionsLimited sample
Companies
4questioned at least once
Reporting periods
2with questions

These figures cover the whole profile: every tracked question, all reporting periods.

How to read these numbers

Challenge rate is the share of questions that pushed back, pressed for specifics or questioned management’s assumptions. It describes how questions were asked on the calls tracked here; it does not measure whether any view turned out to be right.

Rounding. Rates are rounded to whole percentages, so a small share can show as 0% even when some questions were challenging. The count beside each rate is exact; “none of N questions” means no question was challenging.

No questions recorded. “—” means there is nothing to calculate: no questions were recorded for that period on the calls tracked here. It does not mean there was no activity.

Fewer than 3 questions. A company-level rate is withheld when fewer than 3 questions were recorded for that company; the questions are still counted everywhere else.

Small samples. Profiles with fewer than 10 questions are marked Limited sample.

Reporting periods. Questions are grouped by the calendar quarter each company’s fiscal reporting period maps to, not by the date of the call. Periods without a calendar mapping are listed separately under their fiscal label.

Questions asked

Grouped by company, most questions first. Open a company to read its questions, newest reporting period first.

Showing 9 of 9 questions from 4 companies

DDominion Energy3 questions · 1 reporting period · 0 of 3 challenging
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Calendar 2025 Q1

can you give us like a general rule of thumb on like a daily standby or demobilization cost

Capex InvestmentRegulation PolicyTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Blue declined to quantify standby costs, redirected to why a pause is unlikely, but noted utilities are entitled to recover prudently incurred costs subject to SCC cost-sharing order.

any conversations or interactions at the state or federal level, that give you a little bit more incremental comfort

Regulation PolicyCapex InvestmentTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Blue emphasized project is fully permitted, regular agency check-ins continue normally, confident project will proceed for multiple strategic reasons.

any kind of color as you're thinking about the tariff impacts there and spend profile any changes

Trade TariffsSupply ChainTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Blue described diversified US-heavy supply chain, advance ordering ahead of tariff dates, and multiple sourcing as mitigants. Tariff impacts manageable.

EXCExelon2 questions · 1 reporting period · 0 of 2 challenging
EXC company page →

Calendar 2025 Q1

one of your peers has been talking recently about the introduction of legislation in Pennsylvania to support potentially regulated generation. I guess, what's your degree of involvement

Regulation PolicyMacroeconomicTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Calvin expressed support for balanced approach with clear recoverability. Emphasized customer affordability and energy security as key tenets.

Is there like a rule of thumb that we should be thinking about for how you convert between the phases and ultimately shift into the capital plan?

Cloud & AICapex InvestmentTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Jeanne noted no simple rule of thumb given project variability, but highlighted $5B of new business in plan (up $900M) with further increases expected.

LNTAlliant Energy2 questions · 1 reporting period · 0 of 2 challenging
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Calendar 2025 Q1

is there a general timeline you could share for converting mature opportunities to contracts

DemandGeographic ExpansionTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Barton differentiated between signed ESAs and active negotiations, noting high confidence in mature opportunities but only reporting executed agreements.

Does the safe harboring work you guys laid out today mean that that's off the table right now

Regulation PolicyCapex InvestmentTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Durian said focus is on avoiding reopening through safe harboring, load acceleration, and advocacy. Better than 95% of planned tax credits from projects already in service or safe harbored.

PPLPPL Corporation2 questions · 1 reporting period · 0 of 2 challenging
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Calendar 2024 Q4

some more color on what you see as the pathway forward here in this legislative session. And in your view, how much of a time cushion really remains

Regulation PolicyCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2024 Q4 →
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Vince described constructive engagement with state officials and outlined potential legislation including utility-owned generation, long-term PPAs, and low-cost financing.

on the Pennsylvania data center spend, so you rolled in $400 million, I think, with this update. But there's more to go

Capex InvestmentDemandTranscript · FY2024 Q4 →
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Vince confirmed potential $600-700M in data center transmission CapEx with $400M in plan, noting 50-50 probability projects could push pipeline to 12-13GW.

Challenge rate by company

Every company this analyst questioned, most questions first. A company-level rate is shown from 3 questions; below that it is withheld.

CompanyQuestionsChallenge rate
D Dominion Energy30%none of 3 questions
EXC Exelon2—Rate withheld: fewer than 3 questions
LNT Alliant Energy2—Rate withheld: fewer than 3 questions
PPL PPL Corporation2—Rate withheld: fewer than 3 questions
  • D
    Dominion Energy · 3 questions
    0%none of 3 questions
  • EXC
    Exelon · 2 questions
    —rate withheld: under 3 questions
  • LNT
    Alliant Energy · 2 questions
    —rate withheld: under 3 questions
  • PPL
    PPL Corporation · 2 questions
    —rate withheld: under 3 questions

Activity by reporting period

Questions recorded for each calendar quarter that companies’ reporting periods map to (not the call date), with the challenge rate for that period. Periods inside the range with no questions are shown as “No questions recorded”.

Questions by calendar reporting period
Calendar periodQuestionsChallenge rateCompanies
2024 Q420%none of 2 questions1
2025 Q170%none of 7 questions3
  1. 2024 Q42 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 2 questions) · 1 company
  2. 2025 Q17 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 7 questions) · 3 companies

Topics

Topics tagged on this analyst’s questions.

  • Capex Investment5
  • Regulation Policy5
  • Demand2
  • Trade Tariffs1
  • Supply Chain1
  • Macroeconomic1
  • Cloud & AI1
  • Geographic Expansion1
  • Competitive Dynamics1