Nuclear Ambition (US): Valar Atomics has filed to build “Project Beehive” on 9,500+ acres of federal land in Utah—456 small reactors plus a data center campus, fuel fabrication, and on-site waste storage—aiming for first power by 2028, with Utah and others suing to speed NRC licensing. Grid & Reliability (US): Georgia Power scheduled an Oct. 1 outage (9 a.m.–12 p.m.) for vegetation work affecting Savannah’s 37th Street corridor and traffic lights. Renewables M&A (India): KPI Green Energy signed a binding offer to buy 507.9 MW of operational wind in Gujarat’s Kutch corridor from Alfanar Energy and Netra Wind for about INR 2,410 crore under 25-year SECI PPAs. Solar & Storage Buildout (India): Kalpa Power commissioned Mukhed 1 (28 MWp/20 MW) and is developing Mukhed 2 (140 MWp) with 132 kV EHV connectivity designed as a hybrid-ready, storage-ready platform. Digital Grid (India): Schneider Electric and Networks for Humanity signed an MoU to pilot India’s Digital Energy Grid, targeting more flexible, connected power as data centers and EVs drive demand. Data Centers & Power Access (UK): Great British Grid would let businesses build their own connection infrastructure to cut grid-connection delays—aimed squarely at the data center queue problem. Local Outages (US): Plaquemine, Louisiana customers face two brief planned outages Wednesday morning during pole swaps. Nuclear Workforce (US): South Carolina is expanding nuclear training via a USC–Westinghouse partnership for an innovation center with simulators and hands-on labs. Offshore Wind Policy (US): A watchdog group says offshore wind lease buyouts are costing taxpayers nearly $4B without clear returns, arguing the policy reversal is steering investment. Energy Infrastructure (Serbia): EPS, Srbijagas and SOCAR agreed to a JV for a 500 MW gas-fired plant in Nis, targeting completion by 2030.