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WIND

• A federal judge strikes down President Donald Trump’s January order blocking federal leases for wind farms. (Associated Press)

WORKFORCE

• The electricity sector became the world’s largest energy-industry employer in 2024, surpassing fuel supply for the first time, largely thanks to growing power generation, transmission, and storage. (IEA)

CLEAN ENERGY

• Developers have canceled nearly 2,000 power projects in the U.S. representing 266 GW of new generation so far this year, most of them solar, storage, and wind projects. (Latitude Media)

• The U.S. solar industry added 11.7 GW of new capacity in the third quarter of 2025, marking the sector’s third-largest quarter on record. (SEIA)

DATA CENTERS

• NextEra Energy announces deals with Exxon Mobil, Google, Meta, and several other companies as it looks to build at least 15 GW of new, largely gas generation to power data centers. (E&E News)

COURTS

• The Supreme Court indicates it may limit the independence of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and other regulatory bodies as it considers a case over whether the president can fire agency leaders. (E&E News)

AVIATION

• The global airline industry is far from reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 as its switch to sustainable aviation fuels lags. (Reuters)

NUCLEAR

• The U.S. Department of Energy announces $11 million for uranium-transportation projects. (news release)

GAS

• FERC allows the developer of the Calcasieu Pass liquefied-natural-gas terminal in Louisiana to begin construction of a gas-fired compressor station. (E&E News)