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-us12 Jan 2026 12:03:02 CSTEx-DOE official Bartol to lead grid strategy at NEMAhttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=5813FED3-2685-46C7-99A5-2D793B0F83E2&copyId=4853A505-660B-47DF-95B5-59B4656ECE2Ehttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=5813FED3-2685-46C7-99A5-2D793B0F83E2&copyId=4853A505-660B-47DF-95B5-59B4656ECE2EBridget Bartol, former deputy chief of staff at the Department of Energy, has joined the National Electrical Manufacturers As -More- ]]>12 Jan 2026 12:03:02 CSTTop StoryChart: US energy mix largely stable in 2025https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=5813FED3-2685-46C7-99A5-2D793B0F83E2&copyId=EBEB9C55-C77E-4032-8224-278EE97662C9https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=5813FED3-2685-46C7-99A5-2D793B0F83E2&copyId=EBEB9C55-C77E-4032-8224-278EE97662C9Despite a surge in solar generation, the US electricity mix remained largely unchanged in 2025, with natural gas as the prima -More- ]]>12 Jan 2026 12:03:02 CSTGrid ResilienceTreaty Oak starts work on 385 MW solar projects in La.https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=5813FED3-2685-46C7-99A5-2D793B0F83E2&copyId=6E13F8D5-768F-42E7-A358-E8E10A9912D2https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=5813FED3-2685-46C7-99A5-2D793B0F83E2&copyId=6E13F8D5-768F-42E7-A358-E8E10A9912D2Treaty Oak Clean Energy has successfully secured financing and begun construction on the Beekman and Hollis Creek solar proje -More- ]]>12 Jan 2026 12:03:02 CSTGrid ResilienceMeta launches major nuclear energy initiativehttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=5813FED3-2685-46C7-99A5-2D793B0F83E2&copyId=CAB2DAA4-68EC-447C-A275-6386E1136381https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=5813FED3-2685-46C7-99A5-2D793B0F83E2&copyId=CAB2DAA4-68EC-447C-A275-6386E1136381Meta has announced agreements to support new and existing nuclear power projects in the US to power its AI data centers.  -More- ]]>12 Jan 2026 12:03:02 CSTGrid ResilienceBlack Hills Energy completes $350M transmission projecthttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=5813FED3-2685-46C7-99A5-2D793B0F83E2&copyId=86DCF8B1-9366-4B78-9C42-441FB6E05A2Ahttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=5813FED3-2685-46C7-99A5-2D793B0F83E2&copyId=86DCF8B1-9366-4B78-9C42-441FB6E05A2ABlack Hills Energy has completed the Ready Wyoming transmission project, which spans 260 miles from the Wyoming-Nebraska bord -More- ]]>12 Jan 2026 12:03:02 CSTGrid ResilienceUpgrades offer fastest path to more nuclear capacityhttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=5813FED3-2685-46C7-99A5-2D793B0F83E2&copyId=1E33F412-9826-45C8-94F6-3243A72A8FF8https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=5813FED3-2685-46C7-99A5-2D793B0F83E2&copyId=1E33F412-9826-45C8-94F6-3243A72A8FF8Steam-side upgrades of existing nuclear plants can increase output by 7%-10% per unit, offering one of the fastest ways to ad -More- ]]>12 Jan 2026 12:03:02 CSTGrid ResilienceSuspension may kill Empire Wind project, N.Y. AG sueshttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=5813FED3-2685-46C7-99A5-2D793B0F83E2&copyId=3FA3DDF7-8030-4AAD-A63D-CD36EB7C659Chttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=5813FED3-2685-46C7-99A5-2D793B0F83E2&copyId=3FA3DDF7-8030-4AAD-A63D-CD36EB7C659CThe Empire Wind 1 project in New York is 60% complete, yet faces "likely termination" unless the Trump administration's stop- -More- ]]>12 Jan 2026 12:03:02 CSTPolicy WatchCourts to shape future of key offshore wind projectshttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=5813FED3-2685-46C7-99A5-2D793B0F83E2&copyId=DE0D6298-8F87-4FF1-A5C8-4D23170D73C5https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=5813FED3-2685-46C7-99A5-2D793B0F83E2&copyId=DE0D6298-8F87-4FF1-A5C8-4D23170D73C5Dominion Energy, Equinor, and Ørsted have challenged the Trump administration's stop-work orders on offshore wind projects, s -More- ]]>12 Jan 2026 12:03:02 CSTPolicy WatchSmart manufacturing's role in refining 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