Grid Reliability & Outages: Missouri is still leading the U.S. in outages, with about 12,000 customers affected Thursday morning (down from roughly 21,000 earlier), as crews work incidents across Columbia, Boone County, and Jefferson County. AI Power Demand & Priorities: A new look at strained grids during extreme heat argues the real question is who gets power when supply tightens—especially as data centers and other critical loads compete with households. Utility-Scale Renewables + Storage: We Energies has started three Wisconsin projects—150MW solar with 50MWh storage, a 110MW wind farm, and 75MW storage—aimed partly at supplying Vantage’s Port Washington AI data center campus. Solar Policy & Permitting: The Philippines’ DOE streamlined rules for self-consumption rooftop solar, cutting utility pre-clearances and fees for zero-export and micro-solar systems. India Solar Push: Tamil Nadu’s revised budget proposes a rooftop solar subsidy up to INR 1 lakh, plus a BESS promotion policy and major grid investments. Nuclear Developments: Deep Fission won DOE approval for its Gravity™ reactor safety design agreement, while China reports private investors taking record stakes in new nuclear builds. Tech for Power Hardware: Power Integrations demonstrated 2200V GaN for higher-voltage EV and grid power conversion, and Callan Power announced plans to manufacture transformers and other grid equipment in Alabama.