NEMA 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.gifhttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/nema?campaign=pd_rss&utm_source=rssen-us13 Mar 2026 10:50:40 CDThttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=833EF2D7-0E16-4414-B69C-1E50FB46DB6B&copyId=D462A736-B822-477E-A973-CD31A8A1E884https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=833EF2D7-0E16-4414-B69C-1E50FB46DB6B&copyId=D462A736-B822-477E-A973-CD31A8A1E884US utilities are planning a major expansion of the electric grid to accommodate growing demand from AI data centers, a build- -More- ]]>13 Mar 2026 10:50:40 CDTTop Storyhttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=833EF2D7-0E16-4414-B69C-1E50FB46DB6B&copyId=4E50DCCE-9EC3-427B-A133-ED22D99E68EBhttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=833EF2D7-0E16-4414-B69C-1E50FB46DB6B&copyId=4E50DCCE-9EC3-427B-A133-ED22D99E68EBThe Department of Energy is allocating approximately $1.9 billion to accelerate upgrades to the national power grid.  -More- ]]>13 Mar 2026 10:50:40 CDTGrid Resiliencehttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=833EF2D7-0E16-4414-B69C-1E50FB46DB6B&copyId=2EEFBA7B-78A0-4B23-B8AC-4FE4C4B7F425https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=833EF2D7-0E16-4414-B69C-1E50FB46DB6B&copyId=2EEFBA7B-78A0-4B23-B8AC-4FE4C4B7F425Avangrid installed more than a quarter of a million solar panels at the Tower Solar project in Morrow County, Ore., which wil -More- ]]>13 Mar 2026 10:50:40 CDTGrid Resiliencehttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=833EF2D7-0E16-4414-B69C-1E50FB46DB6B&copyId=587DD709-5562-49AF-8C7F-C46DAB53AE4Ahttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=833EF2D7-0E16-4414-B69C-1E50FB46DB6B&copyId=587DD709-5562-49AF-8C7F-C46DAB53AE4AUndergrounding utilities is gaining traction as a way to protect infrastructure from extreme weather events, with the earth a -More- ]]>13 Mar 2026 10:50:40 CDTGrid Resiliencehttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=833EF2D7-0E16-4414-B69C-1E50FB46DB6B&copyId=B5D60D67-8AEC-4737-AE25-AA65C0DD17FEhttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=833EF2D7-0E16-4414-B69C-1E50FB46DB6B&copyId=B5D60D67-8AEC-4737-AE25-AA65C0DD17FEBase Power and CoServ have launched a 100 MW distributed residential energy storage program, marking Base Power's largest uti -More- ]]>13 Mar 2026 10:50:40 CDTGrid Resiliencehttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=833EF2D7-0E16-4414-B69C-1E50FB46DB6B&copyId=8822D9C3-F9DC-48C4-B32A-F9AA93BCC84Chttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=833EF2D7-0E16-4414-B69C-1E50FB46DB6B&copyId=8822D9C3-F9DC-48C4-B32A-F9AA93BCC84CThe US has initiated a new series of tariff 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