Staff alerted commissioners to a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission filing proposing a data‑center use in Cook Inlet (offshore), noting Kenai is within the notice radius; no action was taken, but staff said the city may seek party status to monitor potential impacts to local grid and resources.

The Building Decarbonization Coalition urged Virginia to treat TENs as an iterative policy: require pilots overseen by regulators, set cost-recovery rules up front, and mandate transparent reporting so the state can learn what works in Virginia-specific contexts.

Speakers said larger data centers should be assessed through a conditional use permit that evaluates electricity impacts, water use, environmental effects and post-approval monitoring; they stressed clear, written standards to withstand legal challenge.

Energy Northwest told FSEC the plant documented a likely leak of up to 10 gallons of nonhazardous silicone compressor oil into plant service water in July; operations removed the heat exchanger, tested and confirmed the leak, replaced the failed exchanger and notified the National Response Center and state agencies while investigating the cause.

The committee approved a three‑year, $360,000 agreement with the Ottawa Conservation District and agreed to include contract language specifying county funds are for voluntary conservation services and not for advocacy or ordinance lobbying; OCD executive director Ben Jordan confirmed the district's non‑regulatory role.

The Montana Public Service Commission voted unanimously on Sept. 15 to deny petitioners' request for reconsideration of Order 8029 (docket 2024-03028) and adopted staff's proposed order as the commission's final order, authorizing clerical edits before issuance.

After a public hearing with mixed views, Laurens County Council amended and approved ordinance 10-12 to impose a temporary moratorium on acceptance, review and issuance of development permits for data centers; the amended third-reading motion passed 6–0.

The commission approved minutes, granted petitions for reconsideration in NV Energy wildfire and IRP dockets, accepted a Phase 1 IRP stipulation, approved deferred fuel stipulations with added compliance items, granted a show‑cause reconsideration for Atlantic Mobile (Angel Mobile), accepted staff items (with a correction to 5A), and adjourned.

County staff said a draft data-center ordinance will be posted online for 30 days for public comment before returning for public hearings to the Planning & Development Commission; staff cited a standing moratorium and said outside technical input guided the draft.

Counsel and judges disputed whether the commission "applied" or "declined to apply" the expanded public‑interest factors that took effect in 2022 and whether that choice creates preclusive effect for later review.

Supervisors approved a contract with the Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission to draft a data-center ordinance, authorizing up to $12,000. Public commenters urged a cautious approach and flagged tax exemptions and power-source questions, including mention of small modular reactors.

The board denied eight related petitions requesting ADA‑compliance rule language for the cannabis mandatory reporting system (CCRS) and emergency rulemaking on traceability; staff said CCRS meets basic ADA functionality and that rulemaking is not the right mechanism to fix software deficiencies.

The board unanimously denied a petition to change social equity mobility rules, with director's office staff saying requested changes would require statutory change and had been considered in prior rulemaking; the motion passed 3–0.

CCB deputy director Steve Gilbert explained that the agency must follow the Administrative Procedures Act for rulemaking, posted a crosswalk from prior NCCR numbering to NAC format, and warned that the agency cannot substitute guidance for formal rule changes.

Staff told the board it filed rebuttal testimony from its engineer and financial advisor in the ongoing rate case and that an evidentiary hearing before the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission is set for Sept. 2 in Indianapolis; staff and consultants plan to attend.

The commission approved minutes and multiple notices and dockets, directed staff on avoided-cost updates, made WEPCO's steam tariff permanent, approved Grid Resilience grant round 2 design and budget, and revoked completeness in docket 137CE221; meetings closed for a litigation discussion under Wis. Stat. §19.85.

Trade groups, utilities, contractors and technical reviewers asked the council to withdraw or reissue the CR102 package because many provisions and credit tables were not finalized when the document was published; witnesses cited RCW notice requirements, undisclosed U-factor changes and inconsistent markup that hinder meaningful comment.