NEMA SmartBriefNEMA SmartBrief is a free, daily email newsletter designed specifically for key decision makers in the electrical supply chain. &nbsp;Click&nbsp; <a href='https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/nema/index.jsp?campaign=pd_rss&utm_source=rss'>here</a> to subscribe.https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/nema?campaign=pd_rss&utm_source=rsshttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/images/homepage/hed-smartbrief.gifNEMA SmartBriefhttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/nema?campaign=pd_rss&utm_source=rssen-us11 Dec 2025 12:21:01 CSTNEMA releases 2025 Guide to the Electroindustryhttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=0817310C-6619-45D7-B354-1EAE7BC96657&copyId=56732560-D8CE-4BAF-B1D8-6636DADEF52Ehttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=0817310C-6619-45D7-B354-1EAE7BC96657&copyId=56732560-D8CE-4BAF-B1D8-6636DADEF52EThe National Electrical Manufacturers Association has published its 2025 Guide to the Electroindustry, providing an in-depth  -More- ]]>11 Dec 2025 12:21:01 CSTTop StoryUS solar capacity grows by 12 GW in third quarterhttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=0817310C-6619-45D7-B354-1EAE7BC96657&copyId=E959A481-660C-423A-B078-B9B970C8B65Ahttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=0817310C-6619-45D7-B354-1EAE7BC96657&copyId=E959A481-660C-423A-B078-B9B970C8B65AThe US solar industry added nearly 12 GW of capacity in Q3, the third-largest quarterly addition on record, according to the  -More- ]]>11 Dec 2025 12:21:01 CSTGrid ResilienceEmber: Falling battery costs a major win for solarhttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=0817310C-6619-45D7-B354-1EAE7BC96657&copyId=5E0DC852-ED11-4802-978B-3C9A67F06431https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=0817310C-6619-45D7-B354-1EAE7BC96657&copyId=5E0DC852-ED11-4802-978B-3C9A67F06431Utility-scale battery costs declined by 40% in 2024 and will likely continue to fall -- which is great news for solar, report -More- ]]>11 Dec 2025 12:21:01 CSTGrid ResilienceTexas evolving into a geothermal innovation epicenterhttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=0817310C-6619-45D7-B354-1EAE7BC96657&copyId=CBEA17CA-BD96-4136-B886-C554DB6A10F2https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=0817310C-6619-45D7-B354-1EAE7BC96657&copyId=CBEA17CA-BD96-4136-B886-C554DB6A10F2Texas oilfields are emerging as early test beds for geothermal systems that use drilling and fracking techniques to store ene -More- ]]>11 Dec 2025 12:21:01 CSTGrid ResiliencePJM advances 220-mile transmission line with NextEra, Exelonhttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=0817310C-6619-45D7-B354-1EAE7BC96657&copyId=F4E948AC-C24B-4C7D-A7CE-C2F6D0DC2218https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=0817310C-6619-45D7-B354-1EAE7BC96657&copyId=F4E948AC-C24B-4C7D-A7CE-C2F6D0DC2218PJM Interconnection has recommended NextEra Energy Transmission and Exelon to develop a major 220-mile, 765-kilovolt transmis -More- ]]>11 Dec 2025 12:21:01 CSTGrid ResilienceCrux: Industry preparing for FEOC rules without guidancehttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=0817310C-6619-45D7-B354-1EAE7BC96657&copyId=D4BEC364-9B28-4E21-A82E-299F9AA79177https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=0817310C-6619-45D7-B354-1EAE7BC96657&copyId=D4BEC364-9B28-4E21-A82E-299F9AA79177The Treasury Department is four months behind schedule on sharing guidance for the Big Beautiful Act's Foreign Entities of Co -More- ]]>11 Dec 2025 12:21:01 CSTPolicy WatchHouse panel OKs bill to expand weatherization aidhttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=0817310C-6619-45D7-B354-1EAE7BC96657&copyId=0F815AE9-24F1-4227-8097-73EAE9C8A12Ahttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=0817310C-6619-45D7-B354-1EAE7BC96657&copyId=0F815AE9-24F1-4227-8097-73EAE9C8A12AThe proposed legislation significantly raises the average subsidy available to each low-income household for weatherization,  -More- ]]>11 Dec 2025 12:21:01 CSTPolicy WatchLLMs come up short on grid operator knowledgehttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=0817310C-6619-45D7-B354-1EAE7BC96657&copyId=9EED4EBB-0E17-4A0B-A7F2-266B0B304D5Ehttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=0817310C-6619-45D7-B354-1EAE7BC96657&copyId=9EED4EBB-0E17-4A0B-A7F2-266B0B304D5EThe Electric Power Research Institute tested a variety of large language models, including GPT-5, Gemini 2.5 Pro, and Claude  -More- ]]>11 Dec 2025 12:21:01 CSTStandards & TechnologyBlue Origin, SpaceX pursue AI data centers in spacehttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=0817310C-6619-45D7-B354-1EAE7BC96657&copyId=EF559901-336F-4BA8-83DB-6AB0AD1BC64Dhttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=0817310C-6619-45D7-B354-1EAE7BC96657&copyId=EF559901-336F-4BA8-83DB-6AB0AD1BC64DBlue Origin, led by Jeff Bezos, has been developing technology for AI data centers in orbit for over a year.  -More- ]]>11 Dec 2025 12:21:01 CSTStandards & TechnologyOpenAI: Upcoming AI models could pose cybersecurity riskhttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=0817310C-6619-45D7-B354-1EAE7BC96657&copyId=7EB5F9A7-5D66-4002-9D7C-98EEA9B440B2https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=0817310C-6619-45D7-B354-1EAE7BC96657&copyId=7EB5F9A7-5D66-4002-9D7C-98EEA9B440B2OpenAI is cautioning that its next-generation AI models may introduce significant cybersecurity risk as their capabilities ad -More- ]]>11 Dec 2025 12:21:01 CSTCybersecurityUS manufacturers reduce orders amid tariff uncertaintyhttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=0817310C-6619-45D7-B354-1EAE7BC96657&copyId=79987B22-BE4A-477B-B81A-24F6F8DD43E8https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=0817310C-6619-45D7-B354-1EAE7BC96657&copyId=79987B22-BE4A-477B-B81A-24F6F8DD43E8US manufacturers are reducing orders for parts and raw materials amid uncertainty surrounding the future of the Trump adminis -More- ]]>11 Dec 2025 12:21:01 CSTBusiness & Market TrendsLabor costs grow slightly less than expected in 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leading voice of the electroindustry, we champion our members’ priorities through policy leadership, market inte -More- ]]>11 Dec 2025 12:21:01 CSTNEMA NewsThere is such a rich seam of comedy in shopping, because it epitomizes so many of our flaws.https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=0817310C-6619-45D7-B354-1EAE7BC96657&copyId=BFF30001-78C5-473D-A66E-6987E2B60115https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=0817310C-6619-45D7-B354-1EAE7BC96657&copyId=BFF30001-78C5-473D-A66E-6987E2B60115Sophie Kinsella (Madeleine Wickham), writer 1969-2025]]>11 Dec 2025 12:21:01 CSTSmartQuote