The decline highlights a growing hesitation among traders regarding utilities recently buoyed by the prospect of powering massive data centers. While the company remains central to the push for new nuclear capacity, the market pressure suggests a rotation away from the high-growth narrative that defined the sector earlier this year.

The SPDR Select Sector Utilities ETF mirrors this struggle, currently tracking a 5% loss year-to-date. This performance places the utility group among the weakest segments within the S&P 500, signaling that the initial hype surrounding energy-intensive AI infrastructure is encountering significant resistance from institutional capital.