** Republican U.S. senators vote to roll back a land management plan and expand mining, drilling, and development in Alaska, Montana, and North Dakota as part of Trump’s push to expand energy production on public lands.
** The U.S. Senate confirms Federal Energy Regulatory Commission nominees Laura Swett and David LaCerte, giving Republicans a 3-2 majority.
** California solar advocates file a formal complaint against PG&E and Southern California Edison for missing state-mandated deadlines to connect solar panels to the power grid as much as 73% of the time.
** The Trump administration announces the cancellation of the massive, 6.2 GW Esmeralda 7 solar project in Nevada due to its federal permitting pause.
** Idaho regulators approve Idaho Power’s plan to cut the export credit rates it pays to rooftop solar users by nearly a third.
** Colorado announces it’s received federal approval to continue spending a $56.5 million grant plus $12 million in new money to install high-speed EV chargers.
World
** Ørsted says it will cut 25% of its workforce, or about 2,000 employees, by the end of 2027 as it refocuses on wind power development in Europe.
** Major Indian solar module manufacturer Saatvik Green Energy says it’s no longer “worth the risk” to export its products to the U.S. because of tariff uncertainty.
** The Energy Information Administration in the U.S. estimated crude oil inventories in China increased by about 900,000 barrels a day between January and August, acting as a source of demand by removing barrels from the global markets.
