Amid the Ukraine war, some of the largest European utilities have requested government support to offset losses from buying supplies at much higher prices. We look at which companies may be at greatest risk from soaring energy prices. 

Extreme droughts are putting great pressure on hydro and thermoelectric power producers, which need water to cool thermal power plants. Investors are watching to see how utilities manage water stress. 

The unfolding European energy crisis is causing havoc among energy producers and utilities. How could soaring energy prices affect companies from the perspective of energy consumption? 

As European policymakers mull windfall taxes on "excess" energy profits, clean-energy producers could be hit harder than fossil fuel-focused peers because of their differing cost structures.

The Inflation Reduction Act may help utilities and energy firms reduce direct and indirect emissions through tax-credit incentives designed to scale up the deployment of renewables and accelerate development of frontier decarbonization technologies.