The Zacks Utilities sector’s second-quarter 2024 earnings are expected to have been driven by planned investments to further improve operations, cost-saving initiatives, new electric and gas rates and usage of new technologies that helped in increasing the reliability of services.Per the latest Earnings Preview, the Zacks Utilities sector’s second-quarter earnings are expected to have increased 6% year over year on a 2.5% increase in revenues. The utilities have been focused on strengthening their infrastru ...