Shares of power producers rose sharply as traders rotated into defensive sectors, fearful of extended gridlock in Washington DC.

Exelon said it's set to launch $300 million in capital projects over the next five years at its Illinois nuclear stations, motivated in part by climate-change legislation.

French power company Veolia received a multibillion dollar contract to operate a heating system in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent.

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