MJL Morning Briefing | | From Matt Leonard · Friday, October 2, 2026 | TOP STORY State Fire Commissioner Thomas Cook announced the 2026 Act 13 Unconventional Gas Well Fund Grants are open through November 30 for emergency response training and equipment. PA Environment Daily | Energy Industry | PA & NJ Politics ⚡Mizuho advises utility investors to monitor Pennsylvania legislative election for regulatory shifts Mizuho is telling utility investors to pay attention to Pennsylvania's legislative election, noting a Democratic trifecta could shift debate from whether affordability legislation passes to how far Governor Shapiro will push the policy framework. Spotlight PA (PA Post) ⚡Pennsylvania House panel advances proposals on data center costs and utility company profits Other bills looking to rein in data center costs and utility profits advanced in the Democratic-led state House just this week, per Investing.com in the Daily Roundup. Spotlight PA (PA Post) Pennsylvania is barreling toward an Oct. 13 deadline to regulate so-called skill games with little sign of legislative movement, as threats of State Police crackdowns loom and the state's largest manufacturer vows to disable its machines statewide. Spotlight PA (PA Post) Rep. Kyle Donahue co-sponsors bill requiring data center developers to pay fees before zoning Rep. Kyle Donahue (D-Lackawanna) said developers must apply for electric service and pay associated fees before seeking zoning approval for data center projects. PA Capital-Star Morning Guide Middlesex County sues oil majors over climate change ahead of Supreme Court case Middlesex County filed a lawsuit against BP, Exxon Mobil, Shell and other oil companies in New Jersey Superior Court seeking damages for climate-change-related harms, days before the Supreme Court hears arguments in Suncor v Boulder. Politico NJ Playbook | What Moved Yesterday — Keyword Matches Newly filed; no action recorded yet. (keywords: data center, data centers) | On the Floor — Next Session House · Bill On Concurrence (keywords: data center, data centers) PA General Assembly House · Resolutions (keyword: data center) PA General Assembly Senate · Third Consideration (watchlist) PA General Assembly | National Politics Utilities lose influence on permitting bill as White House prepares to override them Utilities lobbying on the new bipartisan permitting bill find themselves sidelined as the White House signals readiness to roll them if they oppose the bill, per a Trump administration source. Punchbowl News | Market Snapshot | PJM West Hub (RT) | $29.65/MWh -10.5% | | PJM AEP-Dayton (RT) | $28.28/MWh -15.8% | | PJM Capacity 28/29 | $325.00/MW-day | | Henry Hub | $3.18/MMBtu | | WTI Crude | $89.60/bbl -3.5% |
As of Oct 2, 8:13 a.m. EPT (PJM RT) | Curated by Matt Leonard. Numbers from real endpoints only. |
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