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November 6, 2025

In this week’s edition of energy and environmental policy news across the states: Georgia PSC races could decide state’s energy future, Population shift to warmer states boosts electric heating, Market-based energy reforms let AI industry power itself, At a glance: Rhode Island

Plus: Peter Huntsman: A strong chemical industry is essential to American prosperity

EnergyPlatform.News [[link removed]] Georgia PSC races could decide the state’s energy future [[link removed]]

While Public Service Commission (PSC) races tend to fly under the radar, the stakes in Georgia on Tuesday are high. A shift in control could alter the trajectory of energy prices and reliability in the state for years to come.

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Population shift to warmer states boosts electric heating [[link removed]] [[link removed]]

Electricity is slowly closing the gap with natural gas as the main heating source for U.S. homes, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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Market-based energy reforms let AI industry power itself [[link removed]]

State policymakers are making it easier for AI data centers and other large energy users to build their own off-grid power plants by exempting them from state utility regulations.

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At a glance: Rhode Island [[link removed]]

A snapshot of energy and environmental facts about the state of Rhode Island.

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Huntsman: A strong chemical industry is essential to American prosperity [[link removed]]

Despite its advances, mechanical recycling cannot process every type of plastic. Contaminated and mixed plastics often cannot be mechanically recycled. Sortation is difficult and error prone, especially for flat, small, and some colored products.

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