Grid Resilience & Storm Response: ComEd reported major progress restoring power after severe storms in northern Illinois, with about 684,000 customers affected and roughly 582,000 back on as of June 12, while crews continue work on remaining outage pockets. Distributed Power & Microgrids: Western North Carolina is getting 24 microgrids plus two mobile “beehives,” funded by $5M, to keep essentials running during hurricanes—solar-powered and designed to restore power fast for medical needs, food, and communications. Solar Policy & Consumer Impact: Vermont’s PUC decision makes net-metered solar harder by raising costs, drawing sharp criticism from local energy committees; in Hawaii, Gov. Josh Green signed an executive order to protect 2026 solar tax credits amid project uncertainty. Solar Build-Out in India: India approved INR 531 crore for 553 Rajasthan solar providers under PM-KUSUM, targeting nearly 598 MW of decentralized farm-linked generation. Nuclear & Grid Security: Zaporizhzhia’s plant lost external power and fully blacked out after an attack, switching to diesel backup; separately, a US official said Iran has committed to never develop or procure nuclear weapons under a proposed deal. Clean Power Growth: SunZia’s massive New Mexico wind farm is set for commercial operations this month, with 3,650 MW slated to feed Arizona and California.