The Zacks Utilities sector’s second-quarter 2024 earnings are expected to have been driven by planned investments to further improve its operations, energy efficiency programs, cost-saving initiatives and usage of new technologies that helped in increasing the reliability of its services and lowering operating and maintenance expenses.Per the latest Earnings Preview, the Zacks Utilities sector’s second-quarter earnings are expected to have increased 9.1% year over year on revenue growth of 1.1%. The utiliti ...