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Re-elected president is set to relax fossil fuel development curbs, including lifting a pause on approvals to build liquefied natural gas export terminals and a broader realignment of permitting and regulatory approaches, but states and advocacy groups are stepping up action on climate change.

Nuclear plant owner says an initial 300 MW of data center development can proceed despite federal regulator's rejection of grid link agreement to its facility in Pennsylvania. 

US auction of first Atlantic Ocean floating wind project sites gains buyers, but market players show caution in facing impact of changed political support

Fervo Energy has construction underway on 631-acre project, including on 148 acres of public land, and announced two purchase agreements with Southern California Edison for 320 MW of eventual output.

The company identified three sites east of Columbus for data center campuses it says it may continue to build out in the future.

The utility company proposed new tariffs on data centers to help it pay for infrastructure amid "unprecedented" demand.

Funds are earmarked for 42 projects in as many states and D.C., with an added $28 million set for award to 15 states to expand and train the U.S. green building workforce.

Officials selected 14 projects for $428 million in grants.

Form Energy will expand its just completed scaled-up iron-air system factory in West Virginia, also announcing $1.2 billion in firm investments and plans to deploy batteries at commercial scale, with Mortenson as contractor for the first project in Minnesota. 

Amazon also follows Microsoft in spinning up nuclear energy, with plan to build small reactors in Washington state and Virginia and leading $500 investment in SMR technology.