MJL Morning Briefing | | From Matt Leonard · Monday, August 10, 2026 | TOP STORY ⚡DEP takes comment on PPL stormwater permit for Hauto-Frackville line serving a Schuylkill County AI data center DEP is inviting comments on a stormwater permit for PPL's Hauto-Frackville transmission line project to serve an A.I. data center in Schuylkill County; PJM's Western Hub real-time LMP was $28.77/MWh with RTO load at 106,689 MW at 8:08 a.m. Monday. PA Environment Digest | Energy Industry DEP seeks comment on stormwater permit for Mid-Atlantic Interstate transmission line in Pike County DEP opened a comment period on a stormwater permit for the Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission line running between the Bushkill Falls and Birchwood Lakes electric substations in Pike County. PA Environment Digest DEP sets Aug. 20 hearing on water quality permits for Carbon Node East data center in Nesquehoning DEP will hold an Aug. 20 meeting at 5 p.m. and hearing at 7 p.m. on water quality permits for the Carbon Node East data center proposal in Nesquehoning Borough, Carbon County. PA Environment Digest A.I. data center proposals keep coming to Pennsylvania, and so does the outcry Data center proposals continue to land across Pennsylvania while opposition grows, with residents organizing through grassroots Facebook groups in response to souring public opinion. Penn Capital-Star Erie County Council to consider A.I. data center regulations Aug. 19 Erie County Council will take up proposed regulations governing A.I. data centers at its Aug. 19 meeting. Erie Times, via PA Environment Digest | National Politics Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) introduced a federal Data Center Bill of Rights creating protections for communities opposed to data center buildout, drawing on the Philadelphia suburbs and Western Pennsylvania fracking country. Philadelphia Inquirer The 11th Congressional District Republican Executive Committee meets Monday evening to nominate a replacement for Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.), with state Rep. Jennifer Balkcom the apparent frontrunner and a 50% threshold required to win. Punchbowl News Primaries in South Carolina, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Connecticut, Alabama and Vermont fall Tuesday, and Trump holds a tele-rally Monday evening to boost Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.), whose race looks headed to an Aug. 25 runoff. Punchbowl News / Politico Playbook Tucker Carlson's post-MAGA movement moves from manifestos to donor talks Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said large donors want to fund the effort and ruled out presidential runs by herself and Carlson, while people close to the White House dismissed the group as a MAGA-exiles revenge tour. Politico Playbook Trump names Will Scharf White House counsel Trump will move staff secretary Will Scharf to White House counsel next month, replacing David Warrington, and will swear in Todd Blanche as attorney general at 2 p.m. Monday. Politico Playbook / NYT The Morning | PA & NJ Politics Butler County's 12th District special election Aug. 18 is being read as a midterm bellwether Democrat Brandon Dukes and Republican Scott Timko meet Aug. 18 to fill the last weeks of Republican Stephenie Scialabba's term, and the loser gets a rematch in November for the full two-year term. WESA, via PoliticsPA McCormick praises Fetterman for 'calling out the craziness' in his own party Sen. Dave McCormick told WABC 770 AM's John Catsimatidis that he respects Sen. John Fetterman, saying Fetterman's willingness to defend his positions has made him popular in Pennsylvania. The Hill, via PoliticsPA | On the Floor — Next Session House · Bill On Concurrence (keywords: data center, data centers) PA General Assembly Senate · Third Consideration (keywords: data center, data centers) PA General Assembly | Pittsburgh Sports Manaea struck out 11 over seven innings of three-hit ball Sunday while Bo Bichette went 5-for-5 with three RBI; Pirates starter J. Jones gave up eight earned runs on six hits in three innings. ESPN Green Bay coach Matt LaFleur said "anybody that's healthy better be ready to play" for Thursday's preseason opener against Pittsburgh, Aaron Rodgers' last chance to face his former team before retiring. Steelers Depot | Market Snapshot | PJM West Hub (RT) | $28.77/MWh | | PJM AEP-Dayton (RT) | $28.09/MWh | | PJM Capacity 28/29 | $325.00/MW-day | | Henry Hub | $2.81/MMBtu | | WTI Crude | $79.52/bbl +1.7% |
As of Aug 10, 8:08 a.m. EPT (PJM RT) | Curated by Matt Leonard. Numbers from real endpoints only. |
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