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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: https://t.co/mAbAo7SMO0

#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.

𝐒𝐢𝐱 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲. 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩.

Sources:
01 · $67B NextEra/Dominion — https://t.co/AHI477my77
02 · 3.65 GW Fervo pipeline — https://t.co/jDdO6INlMA
03 · 237 mi MISO transmission — https://t.co/iTgK8fs92O
04 · 28.6% renewables share — https://t.co/McyFrzP6Aj
05 · $170B India energy investment — https://t.co/tHKqOh0byB
06 · +29% global electricity demand — https://t.co/zpVv1dTieU

#WeeklyNumbersinEnergy #Energy #GridModernization #Geothermal #SolarEnergy #Transmission #EnergyTransition #Microgrids

[protogenenergy @ProtoGenEnergy]

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: https://t.co/qk9TEhHlZz

#VR #MixedReality #MetaQuest #SafetyTraining #EnergyStorage #XR #ImmersiveLearning #ElectricalSafety

[protogenenergy @ProtoGenEnergy]

Full articles for this week's numbers:
01 · 1.7 MT HALEU — https://t.co/19qD3ohsGp
02 · $1B+ X-energy IPO — https://t.co/FOihLUviJ2
03 · 5,280 EV Stalls — https://t.co/hswYfUcnRu
04 · 3.8 TW BESS Outlook — https://t.co/qVzrd5UkBd
05 · $43.1B Solar Manufacturing — https://t.co/pI97kc2ypW
06 · 18¢/kWh Retail Price — https://t.co/pZyAoUGuzS

[protogenenergy @ProtoGenEnergy]

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

[protogenenergy @ProtoGenEnergy]

We're excited to introduce GridNav™ — 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.
🔗Learn more: https://t.co/JGaBL2wfFn
🔗Free trial: https://t.co/lpjFF6FcEX

#GridNav #CleanEnergy #Microgrids #EnergyTech #ProtoGen

[protogenenergy @ProtoGenEnergy]

Full articles for this week's numbers:
01 · $94M+ DOE SMR funding — https://t.co/3xW3mf0Yfq
02 · ~$9.8B Hut 8 AI data center deal — https://t.co/uOIS6lSAdi
03 · 30 GW wind stalled in Pentagon reviews — https://t.co/LDxDXkdlkJ
04 · 21,697-bus Microsoft grid dataset — https://t.co/CdcOnCEKGg
05 · $725B hyperscaler capex — https://t.co/57dy5sNtXd
06 · $2.3B Q1 energy storage funding — https://t.co/Ed9JOGK404

[protogenenergy @ProtoGenEnergy]

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

[protogenenergy @ProtoGenEnergy]

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

[protogenenergy @ProtoGenEnergy]

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

[protogenenergy @ProtoGenEnergy]

Full articles for this week's numbers:
01 · 9.1 mb/d Gulf Shutins — https://t.co/QDQ7puq6ZG
02 · 51 GW Data Center Capacity — https://t.co/tIs0bZISlE
03 · 2,600 GW Interconnection Queue — https://t.co/ZQyQztdjdQ
04 · $252M E-Power Microgrid — https://t.co/gmeF8ZY6MX
05 · $329/MW-day PJM Capacity Price — https://t.co/aGsd0FEhc8
06 · 11 GW Fossil Retirements — https://t.co/Og1O7PDUhD

[protogenenergy @ProtoGenEnergy]

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

[protogenenergy @ProtoGenEnergy]

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

[protogenenergy @ProtoGenEnergy]

Full articles for this week's numbers:
01 · $500M DOE Critical Minerals — https://t.co/okNjQrN1g5
02 · 86 GW Grid Buildout — https://t.co/nct14IWVwr
03 · 600 GWh Global BESS — https://t.co/0H7VkTaTWp
04 · 11 GW US Wind — https://t.co/r4Pn0WXPIq
05 · 17 Bcf/d LNG — https://t.co/TFZRRRZsAC
06 · $110/bbl Brent Crude — https://t.co/QDQ7puq6ZG

[protogenenergy @ProtoGenEnergy]

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

[protogenenergy @ProtoGenEnergy]

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

[protogenenergy @ProtoGenEnergy]

Full articles for this week's numbers:
01 · $1.9B DOE SPARK — https://t.co/IGg6Uzyx0T
02 · 43.4 GW Solar — https://t.co/kPEp8vIFKm
03 · $24.87B Substations — https://t.co/0tbuLaiTle
04 · 71 GWh BESS Orders — https://t.co/Q6ACpaxxzz
05 · 18 Bcf/d LNG — https://t.co/EJzhXHQN4d
06 · 51% Solar Share — https://t.co/vsfonK51I0

[protogenenergy @ProtoGenEnergy]

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

[protogenenergy @ProtoGenEnergy]

NY just committed $50M to clean energy workforce training through NYSERDA.

Read the full details here: https://t.co/EOL77bOnPO

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