etf-monitor
VanEck Gold Miners ETF is the benchmark gold mining ETF with over $15 billion in AUM, holding major producers like Newmont, Barrick, and Agnico Eagle — providing leveraged exposure to gold prices through miners whose profit margins expand as gold rises above all-in sustaining costs. This analysis is part of Energy
tollbooth
Exelon is America's largest regulated utility by customer count, serving 10.7 million customers across the PJM corridor from Chicago to D.C. — a pure-play transmission and distribution tollbooth after spinning off its nuclear generation fleet into Constellation Energy. This analysis is part of Energy Macro’s Tollbooth
grid-risk
Massachusetts's ISO New England grid faces the region's most acute winter gas supply constraints as pipeline capacity limits collide with heating demand, while the state's aggressive electrification and offshore wind buildout plans require transformative transmission and distribution investment. This analysis is part of Energy
etf-monitor
ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF provides leveraged exposure to silver prices through small-cap silver mining companies, offering 2-3x the upside of silver bullion in bull markets but with correspondingly amplified downside risk and operational mining exposure. What Is SILJ? SILJ tracks an index of global junior silver mining companies—
tollbooth
American Electric Power owns 40,000 miles of transmission lines — the largest privately-owned transmission network in America — making it an irreplaceable tollbooth collecting fees on every electron flowing across 11 states as grid modernization spending accelerates. The Business American Electric Power operates one of America's largest electric utility
grid-risk
Maryland's PJM-connected grid faces a perfect storm of exploding data center demand in Northern Virginia's spillover zone, transmission congestion bottlenecks, and the critical role of Calvert Cliffs nuclear in maintaining reliability as the state pursues aggressive clean energy targets. The Grid Reality in Maryland Maryland operates
etf-monitor
Sprott Physical Silver Trust stores fully allocated silver bars at the Royal Canadian Mint with physical redemption rights, offering the same sovereign-custody advantages as PHYS for investors who want silver exposure without commercial bank counterparty risk. What Is PSLV? Sprott Physical Silver Trust holds physical silver bullion stored in secure
tollbooth
Dominion Energy controls the grid in Virginia — America's data center capital — where hyperscale demand from AWS, Microsoft, and Google is driving the largest transmission buildout in the company's history, making it a direct tollbooth on the AI infrastructure boom. The Business Dominion Energy operates one of
etf-monitor
iShares Silver Trust is the largest silver ETF with over $14 billion in AUM, providing exposure to silver's dual role as both a monetary metal and a critical industrial input for solar panels, EVs, and electronics — making it a leveraged play on both debasement and electrification. What Is
grid-risk
Maine's ISO New England grid suffers from aging infrastructure and end-of-line transmission constraints, while the state's ambitious offshore wind and clean energy corridor projects aim to transform its energy profile from one of New England's most vulnerable to a regional clean energy hub. Meta
tollbooth
Southern Company owns the tollbooth on the Southeast's power grid, operating the nation's newest nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle and serving 9 million customers across Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi — a regulated cash flow machine with inflation-protected returns. The Business Southern Company operates one of America'
News
The US power grid is the largest machine ever built. It's also 40 years past its expiration date. Data centers are consuming electricity at 3x the rate anyone predicted. Population is surging in states that can barely keep the lights on. And the federal government just committed $14