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-us02 Aug 2024 11:51:06 CDTNREL engineer discusses transformer supply challengeshttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=30FA7F3D-FE2B-466C-8972-5C0E1817CA14&copyId=5CE21C86-6D1B-4326-B168-926597991C76https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=30FA7F3D-FE2B-466C-8972-5C0E1817CA14&copyId=5CE21C86-6D1B-4326-B168-926597991C76Securing a reliable supply of transformers has become a priority for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, which is worki -More- ]]>02 Aug 2024 11:51:06 CDTTop StoryEditorial: Permitting bill is good news for clean energyhttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=30FA7F3D-FE2B-466C-8972-5C0E1817CA14&copyId=E9E447FC-F5A7-4843-9E83-5DDB25BA3276https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=30FA7F3D-FE2B-466C-8972-5C0E1817CA14&copyId=E9E447FC-F5A7-4843-9E83-5DDB25BA3276New permitting legislation under consideration in the Senate isn't perfect and may not pass this year, but it contains many p -More- ]]>02 Aug 2024 11:51:06 CDTPolicy WatchSenate bill would limit access to IRA 45X credithttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=30FA7F3D-FE2B-466C-8972-5C0E1817CA14&copyId=ADF7A8D8-AFBF-41F8-B68A-93AFC10D65E1https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=30FA7F3D-FE2B-466C-8972-5C0E1817CA14&copyId=ADF7A8D8-AFBF-41F8-B68A-93AFC10D65E1A new bill introduced in the Senate and supported by companies like First Solar would essentially block Chinese-owned or head -More- ]]>02 Aug 2024 11:51:06 CDTPolicy WatchWash. voters to decide on natural-gas phaseouthttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=30FA7F3D-FE2B-466C-8972-5C0E1817CA14&copyId=D2554C6A-A56E-4A65-8F8F-A2E82B91CCA7https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=30FA7F3D-FE2B-466C-8972-5C0E1817CA14&copyId=D2554C6A-A56E-4A65-8F8F-A2E82B91CCA7Come November, voters in Washington state will be able to accept or reject the state's plan to phase out natural gas service  -More- ]]>02 Aug 2024 11:51:06 CDTPolicy WatchOffshore power grid to augment wind farmshttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=30FA7F3D-FE2B-466C-8972-5C0E1817CA14&copyId=3FDC18F8-5C5C-409F-9472-CF9D538E9906https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=30FA7F3D-FE2B-466C-8972-5C0E1817CA14&copyId=3FDC18F8-5C5C-409F-9472-CF9D538E9906An offshore electric power grid could provide the answer to the difficult question of how to convey power from offshore wind  -More- ]]>02 Aug 2024 11:51:06 CDTEnergy InfrastructureOhio city wins $80M EPA grant for solar power planthttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=30FA7F3D-FE2B-466C-8972-5C0E1817CA14&copyId=73BE315A-656C-4722-9454-56A8599A8690https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=30FA7F3D-FE2B-466C-8972-5C0E1817CA14&copyId=73BE315A-656C-4722-9454-56A8599A8690The city of Painesville, Ohio, has been awarded an $80 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to build a 35MW -More- ]]>02 Aug 2024 11:51:06 CDTEnergy InfrastructureReport: How Ill. can replace energy from coal plantshttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=30FA7F3D-FE2B-466C-8972-5C0E1817CA14&copyId=014D0FB0-A11F-468B-A9C8-5DB48C2A70EFhttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=30FA7F3D-FE2B-466C-8972-5C0E1817CA14&copyId=014D0FB0-A11F-468B-A9C8-5DB48C2A70EFA report from the Natural Resources Defense Council and Astrape Consulting outlines a viable and relatively cost-effective me -More- ]]>02 Aug 2024 11:51:06 CDTEnergy InfrastructureSamsung SDI's solid-state EV battery offers 600-mile rangehttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=30FA7F3D-FE2B-466C-8972-5C0E1817CA14&copyId=032B3894-6D0E-4A05-8559-0DB72753373Ehttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=30FA7F3D-FE2B-466C-8972-5C0E1817CA14&copyId=032B3894-6D0E-4A05-8559-0DB72753373ESamsung SDI showed off advancements in its solid-state batteries at the SNE Battery Day 2024 expo in South Korea.  -More- ]]>02 Aug 2024 11:51:06 CDTStandards & TechnologyPacket Digital to build US drone battery planthttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=30FA7F3D-FE2B-466C-8972-5C0E1817CA14&copyId=641206D6-0DEA-434C-B4A0-9BD07A5C84CFhttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=30FA7F3D-FE2B-466C-8972-5C0E1817CA14&copyId=641206D6-0DEA-434C-B4A0-9BD07A5C84CFFargo, N.D., will be home to Packet Digital's new 80,000-square-foot drone battery manufacturing plant, with construction sta -More- ]]>02 Aug 2024 11:51:06 CDTStandards & TechnologyISM Manufacturing PMI at 46.8 in Julyhttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=30FA7F3D-FE2B-466C-8972-5C0E1817CA14&copyId=61C0BB75-826D-4A6C-93C1-0A48D6FAD6C7https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=30FA7F3D-FE2B-466C-8972-5C0E1817CA14&copyId=61C0BB75-826D-4A6C-93C1-0A48D6FAD6C7The Institute for Supply Management's July manufacturing purchasing managers' index fell to 46.8, marking the fourth month ru -More- ]]>02 Aug 2024 11:51:06 CDTBusiness & Market TrendsPerovskites could help US in solar supply chain battlehttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=30FA7F3D-FE2B-466C-8972-5C0E1817CA14&copyId=1294296A-A641-4157-B8C0-E26FBF886BEAhttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=30FA7F3D-FE2B-466C-8972-5C0E1817CA14&copyId=1294296A-A641-4157-B8C0-E26FBF886BEAChina controls so much of the global solar supply chain that it's hard to imagine any country catching up, but the US may hav -More- ]]>02 Aug 2024 11:51:06 CDTBusiness & Market TrendsWho Said It? Somewhere along the way, I think I've made the decision: I'm going to write in my own handwriting.https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=30FA7F3D-FE2B-466C-8972-5C0E1817CA14&copyId=FD8D25FC-1518-4470-9F8C-CCE943A7DA55https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=30FA7F3D-FE2B-466C-8972-5C0E1817CA14&copyId=FD8D25FC-1518-4470-9F8C-CCE943A7DA55Maya Rudolph or Wes Anderson Check your answer here.]]>02 Aug 2024 11:51:06 CDTSmartQuote