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-us23 Apr 2026 12:28:02 CDThttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=06707F2B-5AD5-4EB1-A6D1-54B4383C8A29&copyId=ABBBD2D3-323C-4F29-AE6E-A5DFB1A90F65https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=06707F2B-5AD5-4EB1-A6D1-54B4383C8A29&copyId=ABBBD2D3-323C-4F29-AE6E-A5DFB1A90F65The Trump administration invoked the Defense Production Act to boost the power grid and support fossil fuel production.  -More- ]]>23 Apr 2026 12:28:02 CDTTop Storyhttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=06707F2B-5AD5-4EB1-A6D1-54B4383C8A29&copyId=D68CBC59-BCFE-4411-B9A5-4453EFBD8930https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=06707F2B-5AD5-4EB1-A6D1-54B4383C8A29&copyId=D68CBC59-BCFE-4411-B9A5-4453EFBD8930"The products that NEMA members make are integral to a secure, reliable and affordable grid, and we need to use every tool in]]>23 Apr 2026 12:28:02 CDTTop Storyhttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=06707F2B-5AD5-4EB1-A6D1-54B4383C8A29&copyId=345479ED-8FEA-465B-B36F-667EE84D2605https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=06707F2B-5AD5-4EB1-A6D1-54B4383C8A29&copyId=345479ED-8FEA-465B-B36F-667EE84D2605Lightshift Energy and Blue Ridge Power Agency are deploying approximately 25 megawatts of distribution-connected battery stor -More- ]]>23 Apr 2026 12:28:02 CDTGrid Resiliencehttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=06707F2B-5AD5-4EB1-A6D1-54B4383C8A29&copyId=49294CB2-6468-45A8-B5D5-A58452573F2Dhttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=06707F2B-5AD5-4EB1-A6D1-54B4383C8A29&copyId=49294CB2-6468-45A8-B5D5-A58452573F2DAmeren Illinois finished an 11-mile, 138-kilovolt high-voltage transmission line in LaSalle County that links the Corbin subs -More- ]]>23 Apr 2026 12:28:02 CDTGrid Resiliencehttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=06707F2B-5AD5-4EB1-A6D1-54B4383C8A29&copyId=FFDEA9F0-354A-4310-912C-2790FFEB8DCAhttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=06707F2B-5AD5-4EB1-A6D1-54B4383C8A29&copyId=FFDEA9F0-354A-4310-912C-2790FFEB8DCACenterPoint Energy has made significant progress in the first quarter toward its Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative goals, -More- ]]>23 Apr 2026 12:28:02 CDTGrid Resiliencehttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=06707F2B-5AD5-4EB1-A6D1-54B4383C8A29&copyId=1456E4BA-2C64-46E1-8238-8A6616537248https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=06707F2B-5AD5-4EB1-A6D1-54B4383C8A29&copyId=1456E4BA-2C64-46E1-8238-8A6616537248A Massachusetts federal judge issued a preliminary 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Watchhttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=06707F2B-5AD5-4EB1-A6D1-54B4383C8A29&copyId=C291FA4C-4B0A-4845-9FC4-5B193B0F0870https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=06707F2B-5AD5-4EB1-A6D1-54B4383C8A29&copyId=C291FA4C-4B0A-4845-9FC4-5B193B0F0870Researchers at Texas A&M have demonstrated that lasers can lift and steer objects without physical contact.  -More- ]]>23 Apr 2026 12:28:02 CDTStandards & Technologyhttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=06707F2B-5AD5-4EB1-A6D1-54B4383C8A29&copyId=36838257-EC3E-4BC0-BF2B-9BB405DF1496https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=06707F2B-5AD5-4EB1-A6D1-54B4383C8A29&copyId=36838257-EC3E-4BC0-BF2B-9BB405DF1496Contemporary Amperex Technology has introduced the 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