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Southern Company's 25-year OpenAI contract anchors 17 GW of load agreements; Duke Energy raises its dividend annually for 20+ years while deploying $1B monthly.
Average data center loads doubled from 150 to 300 MW in one year, accelerating regulated capex that converts directly into rate base and utility dividends.
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Regulated electric utilities earn their returns through a rate case process, where state commissions approve a required investment base and an allowed return on equity. That structure turns capital spending on poles, wires, substations, and generation into predictable earnings, which is what makes utility dividends usable for retirement income. Right now, the tailwind is unusually strong: the average individual data center load doubled from 150 to 300 megawatts (MW) between 2023 and 2024, and that surge is pulling regulated rate base higher across the Southeast, Midwest, and Northeast. Here are five US-listed regulated names built for steady checks.