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-us04 Nov 2025 11:54:32 CSThttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=FC3B9DE3-978B-4185-AECB-8FA92C073057&copyId=DF465EDE-9EB5-40D3-A611-16C73A861E55https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=FC3B9DE3-978B-4185-AECB-8FA92C073057&copyId=DF465EDE-9EB5-40D3-A611-16C73A861E55The Trump administration's aggressive focus on fossil fuels, nuclear energy and off-grid solutions for data centers is 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Energy Imbalance Market, operated by the California Independent System Operator, produced more than $410 million  -More- ]]>04 Nov 2025 11:54:32 CSTGrid Resiliencehttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=FC3B9DE3-978B-4185-AECB-8FA92C073057&copyId=37C49920-E85F-462D-BE01-FC66C5D48AA3https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=FC3B9DE3-978B-4185-AECB-8FA92C073057&copyId=37C49920-E85F-462D-BE01-FC66C5D48AA3Data centers are emerging as major drivers of economic development, comparable to the role once played by steel mills and man -More- ]]>04 Nov 2025 11:54:32 CSTGrid 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