The week ended with stocks down hard and the fuels split: oil up, December gas down — the two-price story the whole week told.
| Series | As printed |
|---|---|
| Nasdaq Composite | -2.86% |
| S&P 500 | -1.82% |
| Brent crude, December contract | +2.40% |
| United States crude (WTI) | +2.08% |
| Gold, December contract | -3.29% |
| Natural gas for December delivery | -1.83% |
Source: Power & Grid week-in-review edition, Nov 1 — the 60-Second Picture table, moves as printed.
Brent settled at its highest close since April — the expensive backdrop for everything fuel-linked, as the edition prints it.
| Series | As printed |
|---|---|
| Brent crude, December contract, per barrel | $117.64 |
| United States crude (WTI), per barrel | $104.12 |
Source: Power & Grid week-in-review edition, Nov 1 — the oil attention card and the 60-Second Picture, settlements as printed.
Both utilities beat the average analyst forecast by seven cents a share on Friday, on revenue up strongly on the year for both, as the edition prints the figures.
| Series | As printed |
|---|---|
| Dominion Energy | $1.28 |
| Exelon | $0.87 |
| Dominion Energy | $1.21 |
| Exelon | $0.80 |
Source: Power & Grid week-in-review edition, Nov 1 — Data Centers section, reported and forecast earnings per share as printed.
Storage sits above the five-year average — the fuller cushion is why December gas settled calm while oil jumped, as the edition tells it.
| Series | As printed |
|---|---|
| Five-year average → storage now (Bcf) | 3,686 → 3,724 |
Source: Power & Grid week-in-review edition, Nov 1 — the gas attention card and the Gas section, as printed.
Every figure exactly as the edition prints it; the expected build is the analyst expectation the edition reports for Thursday's release.
| Measure, as printed | |
|---|---|
| Last build | 80 |
| Storage | 3,724 |
| Five-year average | 3,686 |
| Expected next build | 74 |
| Expected total | 3,798 |
Source: Power & Grid week-in-review edition, Nov 1 — the Gas section and What to Watch This Week, as printed.
The promise to be available on the worst day of the year costs more than it did a year ago — and households ultimately pay it, as the edition prints it.
| Series | As printed |
|---|---|
| PJM capacity auction, 2026/27 | $329.17 |
| PJM capacity auction, the year before | $269.92 |
Source: Power & Grid week-in-review edition, Nov 1 — the Data Centers section, auction prices as printed.
A research firm's scenario, not a promise: annual spending on transmission and distribution wires is expected to more than double by 2050, per the Global Energy Perspective figures the edition prints.
| Series | As printed |
|---|---|
| Transmission and distribution spending — 2025 | $443 billion |
| Transmission and distribution spending — a year by 2050 | $970 billion |
Source: Power & Grid week-in-review edition, Nov 1 — the Data Centers section, McKinsey Global Energy Perspective figures as printed.