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Democrats win statehouses and gain leverage over clean energy policy

Lobbying new state majorities on permitting and planning

Democrats flipped governorships in Georgia, Iowa, Ohio, Nevada and Texas on Nov. 3 and won unified control of six state governments, according to tallies from the Associated Press and MultiState. Arizona was confirmed as the sixth on Nov. 7, joining Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin; the party holds 29 governorships to the Republicans' 19, with Kansas still undecided.

Updated 3 days ago

FERC forces PJM to rewrite the rules for power-hungry, power-adjacent data centers

Rule Changes

Publicly endorsed FERC’s co-location order as a path to clearer rules and consumer safeguards, while pressing for expanded flexibility, demand response, and interconnection reforms.

Data centers found a shortcut: park next to a generator and drink power without waiting years for grid upgrades. In December 2025, FERC ordered PJM to rewrite its tariff so co-located mega-load can't stay invisible to planning and cost responsibility. In June 2026, FERC expanded the push, ordering six grid operators to justify or overhaul how they connect AI data centers.

Updated Oct 16