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Traditional safety training has limits. ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ๐ง'๐ญ. ๐…๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐„๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ is a Mixed Reality training app built for Meta Quest by our XR Developer, @MattNeuffer. It turns any room into a high-voltage lab where learners can practice electrical wiring, master energy storage systems, and work through critical safety protocols with zero real-world risk. ๐–๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ: youtu.be/791tMaChBts ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐š๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ ๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐ž๐ญ๐š ๐๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ: meta.com/experiences/foundatโ€ฆ #FESS #FoundationsOfEnergyStorageSafety #EnergyStorage #SafetyTraining #VRTraining #MixedReality #MetaQuest #XR #ImmersiveLearning #ElectricalSafety #WorkplaceSafety
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The DOE just made the case that microgrids can power data centers faster than traditional grid expansion. Read about it here: energy.gov/oe/articles/microโ€ฆ They're right that the opportunity is real. But most projects stall before they start because no one ran the numbers early enough. GridNav answers the question developers need first: is this project worth pursuing? Sign up free: gridnav.io/signup #GridNav #Microgrids #EnergyDevelopment #CleanEnergy #GridResilience #DistributedEnergy #EnergyFeasibility #GridModernization
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The EU's first-ever industrial heat auction selected 65 projects across 10 countries to replace gas-fired heat with alternatives, avoiding 6.6 megatonnes of COโ‚‚ over 10 years. Uranium spot prices jumped 3.48% in a single day on June 3 as utilities race to secure long-term nuclear fuel contracts. And 20.7 million electric cars were sold worldwide in 2025, the first year to cross the 20 million threshold. Six numbers from this week in energy. Follow for the weekly drop. #WeeklyNumbersinEnergy #Energy #EnergyTransition #GridModernization #Microgrids #ElectricVehicles #Nuclear #CleanEnergy
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Sources: 01 ยท 6.6Mt COโ‚‚, EU Heat Auction โ€” ec.europa.eu/commission/presโ€ฆ 02 ยท $86.25/lb uranium spot โ€” carboncredits.com/uranium-prโ€ฆ 03 ยท $1B US-Japan Genesis Mission โ€” energy.gov/articles/united-sโ€ฆ 04 ยท 20 MW FERC RM26-4 โ€” ferc.gov/rm26-4 05 ยท 28.4 GW US capacity Octโ€“Mar โ€” hitachienergy.com/africa/en/โ€ฆ 06 ยท 20.7M EVs sold globally โ€” iea.org/reports/global-ev-ouโ€ฆ
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Microgrid feasibility shouldn't take weeks. GridNav puts GIS data, energy modeling, utility rates, and project economics in one place, so your team can move faster and win more projects. Watch the video: youtu.be/trxUBWeMEPQ Sign up: gridnav.io/signup More info: protogen.com/gridnav/ #GridNav #CleanEnergy #Microgrids #SolarPV #REopt #ProtoGen #FeasibilityAnalysis
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5 states enacted VPP requirements in Q1 2026. Every program needs to answer the same question first: which sites have the right economics for distributed storage? That is the feasibility problem. That is what GridNav solves. Sign up for GridNav free: gridnav.io/signup #VPP #VirtualPowerPlants #DistributedEnergy #GridModernization #CleanEnergy #GridNav

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NextEra is acquiring Dominion for $67 billion, the largest utility deal in US history. Meanwhile, renewables reached 28.6% of total US electricity generation in Q1, up from 23.6% a year prior. The scale of what's being built right now is hard to overstate. ๐’๐ข๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐ข๐ง ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ. ๐…๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ. Sources: 01 ยท $67B NextEra/Dominion โ€” newsroom.nexteraenergy.com/2โ€ฆ 02 ยท 3.65 GW Fervo pipeline โ€” canarymedia.com/articles/cliโ€ฆ 03 ยท 237 mi MISO transmission โ€” energiesmedia.com/miso-consoโ€ฆ 04 ยท 28.6% renewables share โ€” electrek.co/2026/05/26/renewโ€ฆ 05 ยท $170B India energy investment โ€” iea.org/reports/world-energyโ€ฆ 06 ยท 29% global electricity demand โ€” about.bnef.com/insights/cleaโ€ฆ #WeeklyNumbersinEnergy #Energy #GridModernization #Geothermal #SolarEnergy #Transmission #EnergyTransition #Microgrids
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We just launched a Mixed Reality training app on Meta Quest and it's unlike anything else out there. Built by our XR Developer @MattNeuffer, Foundations of Energy Storage Safety turns your room into a electrical training lab. Master electrical wiring & safety protocols in immersive Mixed Reality. No real-world risk required. Download it here: meta.com/experiences/foundatโ€ฆ #VR #MixedReality #MetaQuest #SafetyTraining #EnergyStorage #XR #ImmersiveLearning #ElectricalSafety
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The US just received its largest-ever international shipment of advanced nuclear fuel. Meanwhile residential electricity prices are up 37% since 2020, and the grid buildout meant to fix that is just getting started. ๐’๐ข๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐ข๐ง ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ. ๐‹๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ. ๐…๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐œ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค. #WeeklyNumbersinEnergy #Energy #Nuclear #EnergyTransition #CleanEnergy
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We're excited to introduce GridNavโ„ข โ€” DOE-grade clean energy optimization, delivered through software anyone can use. Site analysis. Financial modeling. AI reporting. Portfolio comparison. Minutes, not months. Watch the video, then try it free for 60 days. ๐Ÿ”—Learn more: protogen.com/gridnav ๐Ÿ”—Free trial: gridnav.io/signup #GridNav #CleanEnergy #Microgrids #EnergyTech #ProtoGen
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DOE just awarded $94M to eight companies to clear the path for US SMR deployment. Site permits, reactor pressure vessels, fuel fabrication, large forgings. This is what supply chain readiness actually looks like. Same week: hyperscaler 2026 capex consensus hit $725B. Hut 8 closed a $9.8B AI data center power deal. And $2.3B in corporate funding flowed into battery storage companies in Q1 alone. Meanwhile 30 GW of onshore wind โ€” power for 15 million homes โ€” is sitting in extended Pentagon and FAA reviews. ๐’๐ข๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐ข๐ง ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ. ๐…๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ. ๐…๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ. #WeeklyNumbersinEnergy #Energy #Nuclear #SMR #BatteryStorage #GridModernization #AIEnergy #EnergyTransition
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Poland just commissioned its first Tesla Megapack: 9.4MW/18.8MWh in West Pomerania. Why US energy pros should care โ€” even as Megapack 3 & Megablock ramp up in Houston: -Standardized BESS deployments = more defensible feasibility studies -Global supply chain signals shape US project timelines -Distribution grid integration lessons travel fast The world is building the playbook in real time. Weโ€™re tracking what's happening globally because it directly shapes what we recommend for clients in Pennsylvania and beyond. #EnergyStorage #BESS #TeslaMegapack #CleanEnergy #RenewableEnergy #EnergyTransition
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PA HB 2429 is a step. Two more would close the gap. Resiliency zones (OR HB 2066). Third-party interconnection studies (OR HB 2065). Both signed into law in Oregon in 2025. NERC put PJM in the high-risk category. Pennsylvania communities deserve the tools to prepare. #PAHB2429 #EnergyResilience #Microgrids #Pennsylvania #GridReliability
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9.1 million barrels a day of Gulf crude still offline. Meanwhile a single utility in Virginia has contracted 51 GW of data center capacity โ€” and the US grid interconnection queue just hit 2,600 GW of stalled projects. The pressure on the grid is building from every direction at once. Six numbers worth knowing from this week in energy. Links to full articles in the comments. Follow for a graphic like this every week. #WeeklyNumbersinEnergy #Energy #GridModernization #Microgrids #EnergyTransition #CleanEnergy
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Full articles for this week's numbers: 01 ยท 9.1 mb/d Gulf Shutins โ€” eia.gov/outlooks/steo/ 02 ยท 51 GW Data Center Capacity โ€” investing.com/news/company-nโ€ฆ 03 ยท 2,600 GW Interconnection Queue โ€” emp.lbl.gov/queues 04 ยท $252M E-Power Microgrid โ€” globenewswire.com/news-releaโ€ฆ 05 ยท $329/MW-day PJM Capacity Price โ€” utilitydive.com/news/pjm-intโ€ฆ 06 ยท 11 GW Fossil Retirements โ€” eia.gov/todayinenergy/detailโ€ฆ

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Last week, our Co-founder and President, Kevin Wright, shared the floor with Sean Lawrence of Sazan Group and Lindsay McClure of Mid-Columbia Economic Development District, with Patrick Sterns of Patrick Sterns Clean Energy Strategies moderating. The focus of Kevin's remarks was Oregon HB 2065 and HB 2066, the community microgrid legislation that ProtoGen helped architect. These bills lay the groundwork for a new class of distributed energy resources in Oregon, giving communities a defined pathway to plan, finance, interconnect, and operate microgrids that improve resilience and unlock local economic value. The conversation also surfaced what comes next, including the Oregon PUC AR 681 rulemaking that is now translating the legislation into workable interconnection rules and tariff structures. With Oregon and Washington stakeholders in the same room, there was real appetite for sharing lessons across the river. ๐“๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ @OSSIA_Solar ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐š๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐›๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐œ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐ฐ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ ๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž. #Microgrids #PacificNorthwest #HB2065 #HB2066 #EnergyResilience #ProtoGen
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86 GW of new power capacity is coming online in the US this year. Solar, storage, and wind account for 93% of it. Meanwhile Brent crude is sitting at $110 a barrel as the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed โ€” and Exxon's CEO is warning the market hasn't felt the full impact yet. Six numbers worth knowing from this week in energy. Links to full articles in the comments. Follow along for a graphic like this every week. #WeeklyNumbersinEnergy #Energy #GridModernization #EnergyTransition #CleanEnergy
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