Offshore wind gets a win

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POLITICS

• This week’s election victories for Democrats across the U.S. show the party that rising utility bills are getting voters to the polls in a way that climate change hasn’t. (Inside Climate News, Grist)

• The government shutdown stretches into the longest in history, threatening further cuts to federal energy and environmental operations. (E&E News)

CLIMATE

• Foreign climate officials say they’re happy the Trump administration isn’t sending a delegation to COP30 in Brazil that could derail the talks, though dozens of city and state officials will still attend. (New York Times)

• Fossil fuel trade groups and environmentalists say rolling back the EPA’s mandatory greenhouse gas reporting program would expose manufacturers to more costs and complications, including struggles to gather emissions data needed for exports. (E&E News)

STORAGE

• Renewable energy producer Ormat announces plans to double its energy generation and storage capacity by the end of 2028, with a focus on solar and geothermal. (Utility Dive)

DATA CENTERS

• New research from Energy Innovation casts doubt on data center developers’ desire for more 24/7 baseload power, saying it ignores the fact that data centers are part of the larger interconnected grid system. (Latitude Media)

FOSSIL FUELS

• The U.S. Energy Information Administration says oil and gas producers will need to increase drilling to maintain or increase output as production at existing horizontal wells slows. (Reuters)

PUBLIC LANDS

• President Trump taps former U.S. Republican Rep. Steve Pearce to lead the Bureau of Land Management, earning praise from Western Republicans and criticism from environmentalists. (The Hill)