⚡House Energy Committee to hold informational meeting on electric reliability and PUC report

House Energy Committee will hold an informational meeting on electric reliability and the PUC’s Assessing Electricity Resource Adequacy in Pennsylvania and PJM report on October 6, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. in Room 205 Ryan Building.

MISO proposes a 120-day fast-track study process for loads over 200 MW and new generation in the same local resource zone, generally individual states.

Amazon and Constellation sign a 20-year PPA to expand the 1,790-MW Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center, Maryland's largest source of clean energy.

Alpha Compute narrows natural gas data center site to Tioga County, Pennsylvania

Alpha Compute has narrowed down the location of its proposed natural gas-fueled data center to Tioga County, with rural data centers eligible for a federal tax break starting in January.

⚡PA House unanimously passes bill to regulate kratom, ban synthetic compounds

Rep. Bridget Kosierowski (D-Lackawanna) sponsored a bill passed unanimously by the Pennsylvania state House on Monday to regulate natural leaf kratom and ban synthetic kratom derivatives.

Speaker Mike Johnson is visiting Pennsylvania with Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.), as noted in the 'What we’re watching' section of the newsletter dated 2026-10-06.

Mike Johnson visits Pennsylvania to support four GOP incumbents

Speaker Mike Johnson kicked off a campaign swing through Pennsylvania today to boost four GOP incumbents facing tough races ahead of Election Day.

Pennsylvania awards $448 million in grants to expand rural high-speed internet

Governor Josh Shapiro announced Pennsylvania awarded more than $448 million in grants to expand high-speed internet to rural areas, with about $711 million in federal funds to connect 130,000 properties.

NJ employer wanted to use AI to monitor at-home employee, suit says

A Clifton-based health care firm wanted to illegally use AI software to monitor one of its workers by taking 160 photos of her a day via webcam.

House · Bill On Concurrence (keywords: data center, data centers)

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Senate · Third Consideration (watchlist)

Sen. John Curtis asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. as part of an investigation into presidential family members' business dealings, citing a ProPublica report about a Russian oligarch paying for wedding-related expenses.

Senate has a pro forma session at 1:30 p.m.

The Senate has a pro forma at 1:30 p.m., as noted in the 'What we’re watching' section of the newsletter.

Bipartisan Senate permitting deal aims to speed major energy project approvals

Senate leaders and the White House back a bipartisan permitting deal to accelerate approvals for major energy projects, though House path remains uncertain after midterms.

Chief Hearing Examiner Mathias Roussy ruled on October 4 that Dominion Energy and NextEra must release a 'Robo memo' detailing Florida Power & Light's alleged illegal political activity, relevant to their $67 billion merger review.

President Trump signs executive order to ease fuel costs by expanding diesel use

President Trump signed an executive order that aims to ease fuel costs by allowing a special kind of diesel typically used for farm equipment to be used more broadly.