** The House Oversight Committee released a new report that appeared to show how some of former President Joe Biden’s allies financially benefited from his Green New Deal.
** The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) named globally recognized energy and sustainability leader Jennifer Layke its next executive director. She will join ACEEE on November 6. Layke brings three decades of experience in the energy sector building coalitions and delivering results across business, cities, and national policy.
** U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum suggests the possibility that Revolution Wind could be restarted, saying the federal government is in discussions with developers and the governors of Connecticut and Rhode Island.
** A plan to build an AI data center on the site of a shuttered coal-fired power plant in upstate New York raises concerns about the massive power demand the facility would put on the grid.
** Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee announces a $200 million relief package aimed at reducing the impact of high energy bills.
** Tesla CEO Elon Musk took the United States Department of Energy to task on X recently, after the latter’s easily debunked post about clean energy, Fortune reported.
** Pittsburgh-based EQT one of the dominant producers in the Appalachian Basin, has signed three contracts over the past three weeks to buy liquefied natural gas from export terminals in Texas and Louisiana.
World
** Ukrainian drones have struck one of Russia’s largest oil refineries, sparking a fire, Russian officials and Ukraine’s military said Sunday. The overnight strike on the Kirishi refinery, in Russia’s northwestern Leningrad region, follows weeks of Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil infrastructure that Kyiv says fuels Moscow’s war effort.
** Ukraine will restrict imports of diesel fuel originating in India, which purchases a significant portion of its crude oil from Russia, starting October 1, Ukrainian energy consultancy Enkorr said on Monday.
** BYD Co. faces pressure to restore investor confidence after a $45 billion stock selloff, with growing concerns over its ability to fend off competition amid a destructive price war in China.
** A 44-turbine farm will become the fourth-largest wind farm in the U.K. powering 335,000 homes. The new wind farm is in Scotland.