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-us05 Aug 2026 12:27:32 CDThttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=B5251D85-AF1C-4962-AE68-033B171CCFB9&copyId=429DC9C6-5D08-4910-8908-ED72378A4D21https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=3E8B0A57-4F7D-4D24-BBDE-EF13D10677BB&issueId=B5251D85-AF1C-4962-AE68-033B171CCFB9&copyId=429DC9C6-5D08-4910-8908-ED72378A4D21The Supporting Transformative Resilience, Operations and Next Generation Grid Innovation Deployment, or STRONG GRID, Act, 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