Nuclear Policy & Security: Armenia’s PM Nikol Pashinyan met Rosatom’s Alexey Likhachev to weigh extending the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant’s Unit 2 and to review proposals for a new plant, with the final call “purely economic” (price, quality, safety, timelines, guarantees). In the U.S., FERC approved a revised NERC physical security standard (CIP-014-4) aimed at better protecting critical transmission facilities as data-center load strains the grid. Grid Reliability & Power Shortage: Curaçao’s Aqualectra warned of possible overnight load shedding if a key gas turbine stays offline, citing low wind and limited reserve capacity. Renewables Buildout: Australia’s Clean Energy Council reports a rooftop solar and storage boom in Jan–Jun 2026, with 180,878 rooftop systems and 276,011 home batteries installed, driven by battery incentives. Solar & Storage Industry Moves: Linxon, Hitachi Energy and FTC Solar signed an MoU to jointly deliver utility-scale solar plus BESS across North America. Wind Tech: Envision Energy rolled out new onshore and offshore turbine models (EN175/8.0 and EN-252/16.7) focused on higher yield and AI-driven lifecycle optimization. Local Power Infrastructure: Truckee Donner PUD approved its 2026 wildfire mitigation plan and advanced electric reliability and master-planning work. Safety Watch: A Merseyside investigation says an electric scooter lithium-ion battery caused a deadly Bootle house fire.