American Electric Power, Entergy surge on AI power boom
American Electric Power Co Inc (AEP) and Entergy Corporation (ETR) stocks are up 22.2% and 18.6% year-to-date, riding the AI-driven power demand boom. Retail interest is growing - Entergy saw a 36% rise in watchers, while AEP added 6.7% more. Both beat Q2 estimates and boosted capital plans, with Entergy set to power Meta's data centre.