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Full articles for this week's numbers: 01 · 1.7 MT HALEU — energy.gov/nnsa/articles/… 02 · $1B+ X-energy IPO — cnbc.com/2026/04/24/nuc… 03 · 5,280 EV Stalls — sec.gov/Archives/edgar… 04 · 3.8 TW BESS Outlook — about.bnef.com/insights/clean… 05 · $43.1B Solar Manufacturing — seia.org/news/manufactu… 06 · 18¢/kWh Retail Price — eia.gov/outlooks/steo

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. 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 #Nuclear #EnergyTransition #CleanEnergy

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Full articles for this week's numbers: 01 · $94M+ DOE SMR funding — energy.gov/articles/energ… 02 · ~$9.8B Hut 8 AI data center deal — prnewswire.com/news-releases/… 03 · 30 GW wind stalled in Pentagon reviews — usnews.com/news/us/articl… 04 · 21,697-bus Microsoft grid dataset — microsoft.com/en-us/research… 05 · $725B hyperscaler capex — cnbc.com/2026/05/13/hyp… 06 · $2.3B Q1 energy storage funding — mercomindia.com/sector/energy-…

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 — power for 15 million homes — is sitting in extended Pentagon and FAA reviews. 𝐒𝐢𝐱 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲. 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬. 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩. #WeeklyNumbersinEnergy #Energy #Nuclear #SMR #BatteryStorage #GridModernization #AIEnergy #EnergyTransition

Poland just commissioned its first Tesla Megapack: 9.4MW/18.8MWh in West Pomerania. Why US energy pros should care — 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. We’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

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

Full articles for this week's numbers: 01 · 9.1 mb/d Gulf Shutins — eia.gov/outlooks/steo/ 02 · 51 GW Data Center Capacity — investing.com/news/company-n… 03 · 2,600 GW Interconnection Queue — emp.lbl.gov/queues 04 · $252M E-Power Microgrid — globenewswire.com/news-release/2… 05 · $329/MW-day PJM Capacity Price — utilitydive.com/news/pjm-inter… 06 · 11 GW Fossil Retirements — eia.gov/todayinenergy/…

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 — 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

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. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 @OSSIA_Solar 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞. #Microgrids #PacificNorthwest #HB2065 #HB2066 #EnergyResilience #ProtoGen

Full articles for this week's numbers: 01 · $500M DOE Critical Minerals — energy.gov/articles/energ… 02 · 86 GW Grid Buildout — pv-magazine-usa.com/2026/04/28/sol… 03 · 600 GWh Global BESS — energyindustryreview.com/power/battery-… 04 · 11 GW US Wind — electrek.co/2026/04/21/us-… 05 · 17 Bcf/d LNG — eia.gov/todayinenergy/… 06 · $110/bbl Brent Crude — eia.gov/outlooks/steo/

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 — 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

Something significant is happening in Tribal energy. DOE's Office of Indian Energy announced $50M in funding for Tribal-led microgrids — community-scale deployment, predevelopment, and large-scale commercial energy planning all eligible. Communities that have dealt with outage rates far above the national average and electricity costs well above the U.S. norm are now building independent energy infrastructure with real commercial potential. Energy sovereignty is becoming an economic development strategy. ProtoGen is paying close attention. #TribalEnergy #EnergySovereignty #Microgrids #DOE #CleanEnergy #EnergyJustice

Full articles for this week's numbers: 01 · $1.9B DOE SPARK — energy.gov/articles/energ… 02 · 43.4 GW Solar — pv-tech.org/eia-us-add-rec… 03 · $24.87B Substations — globenewswire.com/news-release/2… 04 · 71 GWh BESS Orders — energytrend.com/news/20260427-… 05 · 18 Bcf/d LNG — eia.gov/outlooks/steo/… 06 · 51% Solar Share — eia.gov/todayinenergy/…

Half of all new US power capacity added this year is solar. Meanwhile LNG exports are near record highs. Six numbers worth knowing from this week in energy. Links to full articles in the comments. Dropping a graphic like this every week to cut through the noise. Follow along. #WeeklyNumbersinEnergy #Energy #Solar #EnergyTransition #CleanEnergy

NY just committed $50M to clean energy workforce training through NYSERDA. Read the full details here: nyserda.ny.gov/About/Newsroom… Energy storage. Smart grid. Electric distribution. Transmission. The skilled labor shortage is the #1 bottleneck for decarbonization. Companies shaping the talent pipeline now are building their moat for the next decade. #CleanEnergy #WorkforceDevelopment #NYSERDA #GreenJobs #EnergyStorage #SmartGrid

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚 0.25𝐂 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 1𝐂 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲? Same kWh. 4x the power. Completely different grid value. If that distinction isn't showing up in your tariff design, interconnection application, or IRA filing — it should be. Watch our presentation for a full breakdown of C rate: what it is, how to size for it, and why it has to drive storage policy. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐯𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧? 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐳 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐯𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 → edu.protogen.com/Battery-C-Rate Need help putting it into practice? 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐆𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩. #BatteryStorage #BESS #EnergyStorage #Microgrids #CRate

Oregon is writing the rules for microgrids in real time (PUC Docket AR 681). It’s technical, it’s debated, and it’s exactly how durable policy gets built. Four parallel workstreams: interconnection, roles/process, operations (how microgrids operate safely and coordinate with the grid), and cost/valuation. Interconnection is getting clearer: Workstream 1 is shaping a Track A/B framework that distinguishes customer-sited microgrids from those that integrate utility infrastructure. It also advances HB 2065’s intent to allow qualified third-party engineers to conduct certain interconnection studies—not only utilities. ProtoGen’s focus: valuation that scales. If a microgrid service has measurable value, there should be a path to compensation—even if no tariff exists yet. We’ve proposed a tiered framework designed to be applied consistently across projects (not re-fought one rate case at a time). Timeline: draft language expected this summer; formal rulemaking anticipated late 2026; final rules due March 2027. In Oregon and trying to move a (community) microgrid forward? Or in another state trying to build rules that actually deploy? Get in touch with ProtoGen to compare notes on what’s working, what’s not, and what to do next. #Microgrids #GridResilience #EnergyPolicy #Oregon #AR681

Most workforce development programs are solving yesterday's problem. They take a job title, build a curriculum around it, hand someone a credential, and call it a career pathway. Here's the issue: the job titles are lying. An "electrician" in 2026 reads engineering specs for battery storage systems, manages subcontractors, bids projects, and runs a P&L. An "aviation maintenance technician" is interpreting sensor data and making real-time judgment calls about system integrity. The job titles stayed the same. The jobs did not. At ProtoGen, we've spent 10 years building curriculum across 55 organizations nationally and we keep seeing the same pattern: the workforce is going horizontal. Vertical specialization is giving way to single practitioners who blend craft competency, engineering literacy, and business acumen into one role. The institutions that recognize this and build intentional pathways around it will produce the workers the market actually wants. That's what we're building. #WorkforceDevelopment #TradesEducation #FutureOfWork #CommunityCollege #SkillsBasedHiring #EdTech