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-us22 May 2026 11:53:10 CDThttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=3F859317-2BB6-4259-A588-B908227A683A&copyId=A0AB7CBF-B7FC-4E0F-93EB-FB8F5A5886D1https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=3F859317-2BB6-4259-A588-B908227A683A&copyId=A0AB7CBF-B7FC-4E0F-93EB-FB8F5A5886D1The Agora large-load test facility at the National Laboratory of the Rockies is a unique, first-of-its-kind testbed dedicated -More- ]]>22 May 2026 11:53:10 CDTTop Storyhttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=3F859317-2BB6-4259-A588-B908227A683A&copyId=F007F1B1-911C-40DB-B6EB-616225D9EE43https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=3F859317-2BB6-4259-A588-B908227A683A&copyId=F007F1B1-911C-40DB-B6EB-616225D9EE43The Trump administration has once again delayed the closure of two units at the Eddystone Power Station in Pennsylvania, citi -More- ]]>22 May 2026 11:53:10 CDTGrid Resiliencehttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=3F859317-2BB6-4259-A588-B908227A683A&copyId=1822A258-4E19-4802-A230-991617F4045Dhttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=3F859317-2BB6-4259-A588-B908227A683A&copyId=1822A258-4E19-4802-A230-991617F4045DAvangrid and Puget Sound Energy have signed a fourth Pacific Northwest power purchase agreement, adding the Big Horn I wind e -More- ]]>22 May 2026 11:53:10 CDTGrid Resiliencehttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=3F859317-2BB6-4259-A588-B908227A683A&copyId=533E89CA-C049-4D2B-9E55-78C351B7CD53https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=3F859317-2BB6-4259-A588-B908227A683A&copyId=533E89CA-C049-4D2B-9E55-78C351B7CD53Wind and solar energy generated more electricity than natural gas for the first time in April, according to Ember.  -More- ]]>22 May 2026 11:53:10 CDTGrid Resiliencehttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=3F859317-2BB6-4259-A588-B908227A683A&copyId=6E5E9087-F769-4DAA-8815-3A5E6BFCC2A7https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=3F859317-2BB6-4259-A588-B908227A683A&copyId=6E5E9087-F769-4DAA-8815-3A5E6BFCC2A7The US energy storage industry set a new quarterly record, deploying nearly 10 GWh of capacity in the first quarter, a 32% in -More- ]]>22 May 2026 11:53:10 CDTGrid Resiliencehttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=3F859317-2BB6-4259-A588-B908227A683A&copyId=1279297C-671A-406F-B05F-7F86A6276F8Fhttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=3F859317-2BB6-4259-A588-B908227A683A&copyId=1279297C-671A-406F-B05F-7F86A6276F8FFERC Commissioner Judy Chang has made it clear she 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