A significant shift is underway in the electricity sector as major utility companies such as FirstEnergy, Exelon, and PSEG are actively seeking to regain control over power plant ownership and construction within the PJM Interconnection region, driven by rising demand for electricity from data centers, electric vehicles, and increasing use of smart grids.

Congressman French Hill described a recently passed housing bill as largely deregulatory: it reduces some HUD environmental reviews for HOME program projects, changes incentives for local zoning and building codes, adjusts small‑bank compliance rules, and places limits on institutional buyers of single‑family homes.