Transmission & Local Opposition: Viroqua, Wisconsin voted unanimously against the Maribell 765-kilovolt transmission line, arguing it could raise costs and spur more solar, wind and data centers—making the region more vulnerable. Urban Power Procurement: Cape Town signed two 20-year deals to buy 70MW from independent solar producers at 19–21% below Eskom rates, with price hikes tied to CPI. Grid Resilience After Storms: Hawaiian Electric says Hurricane Lala repairs are complete for major systems on Hawaiʻi Island, restoring service a week ahead of schedule, with remaining outages tied to property/access damage. Data Centers & Power Costs: New Jersey is setting separate rate rules for large data centers and requiring them to cover most requested capacity for 10 years, aiming to keep grid upgrade costs off other customers’ bills. Energy Storage Boom: South Korean battery makers are shifting more output to U.S. energy storage as AI data centers drive demand; SK On signed a major LFP cell supply deal with NeoVolta. Solar Financing in Nigeria: Nomba and Synafare committed N2bn to finance solar equipment for about 300 Nigerian SMEs over two years. Nuclear Restart Watch: Holtec says crews have begun fuel loading at Palisades, moving the plant into the restart progression after a long pause. Renewables in the Pipeline: Frontier Energy locked in fixed-price contracts for its Waroona hybrid solar-plus-storage project in Western Australia, with site work set to start next month.