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1. YesterdayNextgov/FCWTech bills of the week: No data centers on public lands; Creating a VA Office of Innovation; and moreNextgov rounds up a week of tech-related bills, including Rep. Dexter's bill to bar new data centers on Interior and Forest Service lands and a proposal to create a VA Office of Innovation.1 outletAI7 linked
2. 3d agoYahooThe West’s next energy frontier is beneath a small Utah townFervo Energy's Cape Station in Milford, Utah has begun delivering its first geothermal electricity, with Google committed to about 400 megawatts and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum touring the site.1 outletEnergy2 linked
3. 5d agoSemaforUS Senate backs permitting bill aimed at accelerating energy constructionThe Senate advanced a sweeping permitting reform bill meant to fast-track energy, data center, and grid construction, despite continued Democratic and environmental group divisions.

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   1. 5d agoSemaforEarliestUS Senate backs permitting bill aimed at accelerating energy construction
   2. 5d agoAl JazeeraPickupUS Senate advances major bill boosting energy infrastructure

   EnergySenate advances bipartisan energy permitting bill as Democrats split45 linked
4. 6d agoAP NewsSenate weighs energy legislation amid data center backlashThe administration has spent nearly $4 billion paying energy companies to relinquish offshore wind leases, which the permitting bill would end.

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   1. 6d agoYahooPickupSenate weighs sweeping energy legislation in first major action since midterm elections
   2. 6d agoAP NewsEarliestSenate weighs energy legislation amid data center backlash

   EnergySenate advances bipartisan energy permitting bill as Democrats split63 linked
5. 5d agoFortuneAnthropic inks $3.4 billion deal for gas-powered data centers—the largest of its kind—to secure AI autonomy ahead of planned IPOAnthropic is committing $3.4 billion to acquire 1.7 GW of heavy-duty natural gas generators and engineering and construction capabilities from OnePWR Solutions for its data centers.1 outletEnergyAI14 linked
6. 4d agoYahooOklahoma's Kevin Hern to be sworn into the U.S. Senate earlyKevin Hern will be sworn into the U.S. Senate on Nov. 30 instead of January, ending a dispute in which appointed Sen. Alan Armstrong had sought to stay in office to push permitting reform.1 outlet7 linked
7. 6d agoHeatmapThe Senate Prepares for First Vote on Permitting ReformSenate negotiators released a manager's amendment to a federal permitting bill that revises transmission, project certainty, tribal historic preservation, and data center provisions ahead of a cloture vote.

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   1. 11d agoHeatmapDemocrats Win Control of Georgia’s Energy Regulator
   2. 11d agoHeatmapPickupIf This Was a Data Center Election, Data Centers Lost
   3. 10d agoHeatmapPickupBlue His House, With a Blue Little Window
   4. 10d agoHeatmapEarliestRenewables Super PAC Takes a Victory Lap
   5. 9d agoHeatmapPickupThe Anti-Utility Election
   6. 8d agoHeatmapPickupThe Last-Minute Changes to the Senate Permitting Deal, Explained
   7. 6d agoHeatmapPickupThe Senate Prepares for First Vote on Permitting Reform
   8. 5d agoHeatmapHouse Moderates Say Now Is the Time for Permitting Reform
   9. 4d agoHeatmapExclusive: Martin Heinrich on What’s Next for Permitting Reform
   10. 4d agoHeatmapExclusive: Coreshell Raises $30 Million to Replace Chinese Graphite With American Silicon
   11. 4d agoHeatmapRunning a Smart Home Energy System Takes a Lot of Software
   12. 2d agoHeatmapLots of Environmental Groups Oppose the Permitting Bill. This One Doesn’t.
   13. 2d agoHeatmapPickupTranscript: Lots of Environmental Groups Oppose the Permitting Bill. This One Doesn’t.
   14. 2d agoHeatmapPickupWhere Rising Electricity Prices Showed Up in the Blue Wave

   EnergySenate advances bipartisan energy permitting bill as Democrats split245 linked
8. 10d agoCanary Media · research by ØrstedA third major US offshore wind farm is now fully operationalØrsted's 704-MW Revolution Wind offshore farm off Connecticut and Rhode Island has reached full commercial output despite ongoing Trump administration efforts to halt it.

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   1. 10d agoCanary MediaEarliestA third major US offshore wind farm is now fully operational
   2. 10d agoPower MagazinePickupRevolution Wind Offshore Wind Project Enters Commercial Operation

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9. 9d agoProPublicaTrump Official Who Wants Data Centers on Public Lands Has Tens of Millions Invested in AI IndustryProPublica reports Interior Secretary Doug Burgum holds between $18.1 million and $64.4 million in AI company investments via Arthur Ventures while leading the administration's push for data centers on federal lands.1 outletEnergyAI7 linked
10. 9d agoUtility DiveEversource’s financial risk eases as Revolution Wind hits full commercial operations: CEOEversource's CEO told investors on its third-quarter call that Revolution Wind is fully operational, lowering the utility's financial risk tied to the project it sold stakes in.1 outlet2 linked
11. 10d agoSemaforBig Oil sweats a blue setback on permittingSemafor's newsletter says Big Oil sees little near-term congressional threat from Democrats' midterm sweep but is anxious about a Senate permitting reform bill that may stall before January.1 outletEnergySenate advances bipartisan energy permitting bill as Democrats split5 linked
12. 11d agoGristWhat a historic ‘blue wave’ midterm means for climate actionGrist reports that Democratic trifecta wins in Arizona, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin in the 2026 midterms could unlock new state clean energy policy in those long-stalled states.

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    1. 11d agoGristPickupWhat a historic ‘blue wave’ midterm means for climate action
    2. 10d agoGristEarliestHow the midterms could unleash a new era for clean energy in these 3 states

    EnergyDemocratic midterm wins reshape state clean energy and utility policy9 linked
13. Oct 20Canary MediaFloating wind industry leans into global collaboration amid headwindsCanary Media reports that US offshore wind manufacturing investments have been pulled back or pivoted as the Trump administration's hostility to the sector, plus earlier setbacks, undercut the supply chain.

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    1. Oct 20Canary MediaFloating wind industry leans into global collaboration amid headwinds
    2. 5d agoCanary MediaEarliestThe US offshore wind manufacturing boom that wasn’t

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14. Oct 30Canary Media5 ballot proposals that could drive or derail clean energyCanary Media's weekly roundup reports on Senate permitting bill momentum, data center gas buildout emissions estimates, and several DOE loans and EPA methane rollback proposals.

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    1. Sep 30Canary MediaPickupSenate permitting bill could greatly expand power lines and clean energy
    2. Oct 30Canary MediaEarliest5 ballot proposals that could drive or derail clean energy

    EnergySenate advances bipartisan energy permitting bill as Democrats split8 linked
15. CMSep 25Canary MediaThe challenges and opportunities of clean energy in rural AmericaCanary Media's feature argues that rural America is central to the clean energy transition despite growing local bans and federal hostility, citing the gutting of the Rural Energy for America Program.1 outletEnergy4 linked

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