Today’s headlines: Permitting bill could protect offshore wind, EV sales keep rising, and more

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WIND

• The bipartisan Senate permitting bill would limit federal interference with energy project permits once they’re granted — a policy that would’ve come in handy ahead of the Trump administration’s Revolution Wind attack. (Axios)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• U.S. electric vehicle sales rose in the third quarter, marking three straight quarters of increases after the end of federal tax credits slowed the market. (Cox Automotive)

GRID

• The U.S. Department of Energy issues an emergency order allowing power plants in the PJM grid region to operate as needed and exceed pollution limits as warmer-than-usual weather leads to elevated power demand. (Pennsylvania Capital-Star)

• A Google executive says the company’s biggest barrier to data center growth is grid congestion. (Politico)

• A growing coalition of Michigan lawmakers, environmental groups, and consumer advocates support state legislation to allow for more transmission lines along highways as landowner opposition builds against planned developments. (MLive)

FOSSIL FUELS

• EU leaders propose delaying the bloc’s methane emissions rules for oil and gas imports by a year after urging from the U.S. and other countries. (Reuters)

• President Donald Trump has signed eight executive orders regarding coal during his second term, accounting for a third of the 22 orders targeting the fuel enacted since 1993. (Financial Times)

• Pennsylvania’s gas-fired power generation capacity is expected to increase at least 15% by 2030, driven by surging data center demand. (Axios)

• U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan (D) of Indiana introduces legislation to prohibit the Department of Energy from using emergency orders to delay retiring power plants, and to require cost estimates and alternatives to keeping plants open. (Indianapolis Star)

UTILITIES

• FERC votes to approve Duke Energy Carolinas’ large load transmission tariffs, but encourages the utility and others to do more to protect customers from data center-induced price spikes. (Utility Dive)