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- Great Britain Spent £3.1 Billion Balancing Its Power Grid in 2025/26
Wind constraints led to 13% of Great Britain’s wind being turned off. The government plans a tender for a market to increase electricity use in constrained areas in 2026.
· Business
- FERC Pushes Grid Operators to Speed Data Center Connections
Proposals include a 90-day target for connection requests and a role for data centers in grid-upgrade costs.
· Regulation
- Trump Backs Bipartisan Bill to Speed Energy Project Permits
The measure would simplify federal reviews for projects including grid upgrades, AI data centers and clean energy development.
· Regulation
- OpenAI Urges Rules on AI Campus Power Costs and Public Reporting
Its policy blueprint also calls for limits on developers’ requests for nondisclosure agreements and public, recoverable tax-incentive terms.
· Regulation
- Analysis Counts 43 Approvals Among 44 Data Center Ballot Measures
The measures spanned Ohio, Maine, Kansas, Wisconsin and North Dakota, and their legal effect varied from binding rules to advisory votes.
· Regulation
- Gina Hinojosa’s Texas Win Puts Data Center Policy in Focus
Hinojosa has called for a pause on new projects until protections for power, water and local communities are established. Abbott previously ordered a halt to data-center permits pending an ERCOT audit.
· Regulation
- US energy secretary says gasoline and diesel peaked in September as supply expands
Chris Wright said gasoline and diesel prices peaked in September as fuel supplies expanded. He also defended natural gas growth and criticized state policies he said raised energy costs.
· Investing
- EU Opens Refinery Talks to Raise Fuel Output and Shape Sector Roadmap
The talks address fuel security and military needs while keeping the bloc’s climate goals in view. EU refineries supply about 70% of the jet fuel and 85% of the diesel consumed in Europe.
· Regulation
- Prediction Markets Put Oklahoma Data Center Moratorium Odds at 39.5%
A Jan. 1, 2029 contract on Oklahoma showed 39.5% odds, while its Louisiana counterpart stood at 28.5%. U.S. power-sector carbon emissions could rise 42% by 2030 amid data center growth.
· Investing
- Iran's Aref Warns Gas Supplies to Major Users May Be Restricted This Winter
He said a stable gas network is needed to maintain service in cold and remote regions. The warning comes amid disagreement over how Iran should end the war with the United States.
· Regulation
- Google Expects to Invest $1 Billion in U.S. Data-Center Communities
The plan includes full property taxes on new campuses and earlier project disclosures as lawmakers and local officials question how data-center costs are shared.
· Regulation
- Trump Says Financial Deals Helped Some Data Centers Gain Local Support
He described projects that were once unpopular becoming more popular after financial agreements. Separately, he called for large new data centers to generate their own electricity.
· Regulation
- Trump’s Data Center Power Call Leaves Bitcoin Miners’ Scope Unclear
The administration’s existing pledge lets participants build, bring or buy new power supply and requires them to pay for needed delivery upgrades.
· Regulation
- EU Keeps Arctic Drilling Opposition but Omits International Ban Push
A 2021 proposal to seek international restrictions is absent from the new strategy. Norway aims to award licenses for newly offered acreage in early 2027.
· Regulation
- Italy’s Energy-Bill Measures Offer No Defined Break for Bitcoin Miners
Italy must notify the temporary measures under EU state-aid rules, and the European Commission plans a priority review. The announcement sets no mining eligibility, savings or start date.
· Regulation
- India Cuts Diesel Export Duty to 8.5 Rupees Per Liter Amid Tight Supply
The gasoline export levy rose to 2.5 rupees per liter, while domestic gasoline and diesel rates and the aviation turbine fuel levy were unchanged.
· Regulation
- Michigan Order Allows Dyed Diesel for Vehicles With Farm or Wood Harvester Plates
The authorization took effect Oct. 12 and ends no later than Dec. 31. Federal penalty relief had already taken effect Oct. 1, before Michigan’s order.
· Regulation
- Bessent Urges World Bank to Fund Upstream Oil and Gas Projects
The bank dropped its 45% climate-finance lending target but retains a 2019 policy restricting upstream oil and gas financing.
· Regulation
- Trump Says Agencies Will Seek Plan to Keep Youngstown Steam Utility Open
He gave no details on funding or a timeline. SOBE Thermal Energy has been under court-appointed receivership since September 2025.
· Regulation
- India Considers Raising Planned Coal Additions to 105 GW-150 GW
The current framework calls for 97 gigawatts of new coal-fired capacity by 2035 as peak demand reaches new highs.
· Business
- Russia Signals Higher Diesel Exports to U.S. and Other Partners
Brent and WTI fell in early U.S. trading as Russia outlined potential diesel shipments of up to 1 million metric tons in December.
· Investing
- Shell Challenges Australia’s Proposed Domestic Gas Reservation Scheme
The plan would require LNG exporters to supply up to 20% of export volumes to domestic customers, while Shell warns the policy could weaken investment in long-term gas projects.
· Regulation
- House Data-Center Cost Bill Stalls After Senate Rejects Cloture, 57-43
The Ratepayer Protection Act passed the House 417-3 but failed to advance in the Senate, leaving states to decide how large data centers should fund grid upgrades.
· Regulation
- Trump Opens Highways to Tax-Free Red Diesel as Supply Stays Tight
The temporary measure could cut the federal diesel tax by about 24.3 cents per gallon, but it does not increase fuel production or wholesale supply.
· Regulation
- Pakistan Weighs Direct LNG Imports as Qatar Supply Disruptions Deepen
The proposal would let private power producers use spare capacity at Pakistan’s two LNG import terminals, but it still needs approval from the Economic Coordination Committee.
· Regulation
- Senate Rejects Data Center Power Bill, Leaving States to Decide
The 57-43 vote blocked a measure that would have required data centers to cover electricity infrastructure costs after the bill passed the House.
· Regulation
- Trump Keeps Diesel Export Ban on Table, Warns of Gasoline Impact
The president said restricting diesel exports could lower diesel prices while pushing gasoline prices higher. The proposal remains under discussion.
· Regulation
- Record U.S. Crude Production May Shift Focus From Diesel Export Ban
Market pricing puts the chance of an announcement at 0.7% by Oct. 1 and 16.5% by Nov. 1, while no White House proposal has reached the Senate.
· Regulation
- India Faces U.S. Tariff Risk Despite Reliance on Russian Crude
A new U.S. law allows tariffs of up to 100% on goods from major Russian-energy buyers, but no tariff has been confirmed for India.
· Regulation
- Iran’s Crypto Mining Uses 14% of Peak-Summer Electricity Deficit
Mining consumes an estimated 700 million kilowatt-hours monthly and carries an annual fuel-equivalent burden of about $1.5 billion.
· Regulation
- Netherlands Seeks To Scrap EU Gas-Storage Targets for 2028
The government wants gas suppliers to manage seasonal inventories and plans to keep a 5-terawatt-hour emergency reserve.
· Regulation
- Trump Backs Possible U.S. Diesel Export Limits Amid Tariff Tensions
No ban, timetable or Europe-specific measure has been announced. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said officials are weighing whether a full or partial restriction would work.
· Regulation
- Trump Weighs Diesel Export Limits as U.S. Prices Hit Record
No ban or executive action had been announced as of Sept. 23, while August exports reached 1.6 million barrels per day.
· Regulation