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-us19 Dec 2025 12:08:39 CSThttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=094CAAAE-6CFC-4011-95F2-DF420718D22D&copyId=0D0DBD44-A425-4A2C-9751-79DD7CD6A2DChttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=094CAAAE-6CFC-4011-95F2-DF420718D22D&copyId=0D0DBD44-A425-4A2C-9751-79DD7CD6A2DCThe House of Representatives voted 221-196 to pass the SPEED Act, sending the permitting bill to a divided Senate, where 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storage developers and power providers are accelerating investments in Texas to bolster grid reliability as demand ris -More- ]]>19 Dec 2025 12:08:39 CSTGrid Resiliencehttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=094CAAAE-6CFC-4011-95F2-DF420718D22D&copyId=5BDE38BE-73C5-4A07-ADAE-363F9DD0F4E0https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=094CAAAE-6CFC-4011-95F2-DF420718D22D&copyId=5BDE38BE-73C5-4A07-ADAE-363F9DD0F4E0The Energy Department has issued an emergency order requiring TransAlta to keep operating its 730-MW Centralia Unit 2 coal pl -More- ]]>19 Dec 2025 12:08:39 CSTGrid 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