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U.S. Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi Discloses First AI Power Stock Transaction

U.S. Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's periodic transaction report submitted to the House Clerk shows that her family account first purchased shares and call options of fuel cell company Bloom Energy in late July, and increased holdings in Intel.

The disclosure was signed by her on August 21, with the transactions executed through her husband Paul Pelosi's account. For Bloom Energy, two transactions: on July 24, 10,000 shares of Class A common stock and 100 call options expiring in June 2027 with a strike price of $100 were purchased; a few days later, approximately 5,000 additional shares and 100 options under the same conditions were bought, totaling about 15,000 shares and 200 contracts. The congressional disclosure only provides a range, totaling approximately several million to over ten million dollars. The same report also lists 10,000 shares of Intel and 50 call options expiring in June 2027 with a strike price of $50, in addition to existing positions. Bloom Energy is a solid oxide fuel cell company based in San Jose, providing on-site power to data centers; its second-quarter revenue surpassed $1 billion for the first time, a year-on-year increase of about 166%, and the full-year guidance was raised to $3.9 billion to $4.2 billion. The company has a collaboration with Oracle of up to approximately 2.8 gigawatts and has been supplying power to Intel's Santa Clara data center since 2014. The stock price has significantly risen this year and saw a short-term increase after the disclosure. There were also investment entries related to hotel properties in San Francisco during the same period. The delay in disclosing the transactions by the congresswoman does not constitute investment advice.

The initial appearance in Bloom Energy indicates an expansion of positions from chip options to power supply for data centers. The strike price of the call options is far below the stock price at the time of disclosure, indicating leverage pointing to mid-2027. Intel and Bloom Energy have a customer relationship in power supply, with both transactions included in the same report.

Mechanically, this is a disclosure of the congresswoman's family holdings, not a funding bill. Buyers are retail and thematic funds tracking "Pelosi trades," while sellers are shareholders who have already accounted for data center power bottlenecks. Funds are flowing into fuel cells and reverse trades in the short term. Beneficiaries are Bloom Energy's liquidity and attention, while traditional utility narratives that view grid expansion as the only solution are under pressure. On-site power sales are hindered by slow grid connection queues, while options are sold based on anticipated power shortages in 2027. The disclosure was about a month late, and the buying point has passed the earnings report and guidance adjustment window.

In supplementary terms, the congressional range disclosure cannot restore precise costs; 200 options correspond to a maximum of 20,000 underlying shares based on standard contracts.

Source: Public Information

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Pelosi's family has transferred the "long call on the underlying stock" strategy from Nvidia options to fuel cells. AI capital expenditure has extended from buying chips to buying electricity, with Bloom Energy providing power right at the data center, reducing wait times for the grid. By increasing holdings in Intel on the same day, it combines customers and suppliers into the same position: reverse trades need power, and on-site fuel cells sell electricity. The initial purchase indicates that previous thematic positions were focused on semiconductors, with power stocks being a new opening.

The capital path is that data center power consumption is turning energy equipment into growth stocks. The gigawatt-level intention with Oracle provides an order narrative, and the billion-dollar revenue in the second quarter confirms this. The congresswoman's disclosure activates following liquidity, not new power purchase contracts. The hotel property entry serves as a reminder: there is also San Francisco real estate in the same report, not a single thematic account. The delayed disclosure leads the market to trade on "she has already bought," not "she is currently buying."

A comparison can be made to household tech options during the pandemic and semiconductor increases before and after the chip bill. Energy equipment is transitioning from industrial projects to ultra-large-scale data center attachments. Grid expansion occurs annually, while fuel cells operate at the cabinet level; the timing difference translates to valuation differences.

Structural changes belong to the reconstruction of the industrial chain. The computing power bottleneck has shifted from transistors to outlets. The mechanism is: grid connection queues thicken the premium for on-site power generation; fuel cell orders expand year-on-year with data center capital expenditure; political figures' holdings bring thematic trading forward to the disclosure date. Whether power stocks can maintain growth valuations still depends on whether gigawatts can convert to confirmed revenue, not on where the option strike price is printed.

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  1. After buying chips, the next order is often written on the electricity meter.

  2. The congresswoman's disclosed trades are lagging positions, not current orders.

  3. The premium for on-site power generation comes from grid connection queues being slower than cabinet installations.