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- August 17, 2026,
The Department of Energy launched the PROSPECT program on Aug. 7, investing $100 million to train workers for the U.S. energy and critical minerals sectors in an effort to reduce American dependence on foreign supply chains, particularly those controlled by China. Critical minerals including lithium, cobalt and rare earth elements
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- August 17, 2026,
The Department of Energy announced Aug. 12 it will not proceed with three proposed National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors selected in December 2024 under the Biden administration, eliminating a federal mechanism designed to break bottlenecks in the nation’s electricity grid. The cancellation removes a key federal tool for grid modernization
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- August 14, 2026,
Energy Secretary Chris Wright issued an emergency order to increase grid stability and minimize the risk of energy shortfalls in Guam on Aug. 5, invoking federal authority to direct utility operations on the strategically critical Pacific island. The order comes as the U.S. territory faces rising electricity demand combined with
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- August 14, 2026,
The Department of Energy closed a $489.4 million loan to lower electricity costs and fortify Puerto Rico’s chronically fragile electric grid on Aug. 5. The loan, closed through DOE’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing, is designed to upgrade infrastructure that has left the island’s 3.2 million residents vulnerable to prolonged
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- August 14, 2026,
Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced that the Department of Energy will not proceed with three proposed National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors that were selected for review under the Biden administration on Aug. 11. The cancellation reverses a federal initiative designed to use DOE authority to expedite siting and permitting for
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- August 13, 2026,
The Department of Energy launched the PROSPECT initiative, committing $100 million to train workers across the critical minerals supply chain needed to secure U.S. energy and mineral independence, on Aug. 7. The program targets workforce gaps in extraction, processing and refining of minerals used in advanced manufacturing, batteries and defense
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- August 13, 2026,
The Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing closed a $489.4 million loan to lower electricity costs and strengthen Puerto Rico’s electric grid on Aug. 5. The island faces rising electricity demand and enters the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season with a grid that has been under sustained reconstruction since
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- August 13, 2026,
Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced the Department of Energy will not move forward with three proposed National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors that were selected under the Biden administration, the agency said Aug. 12. The reversal marks a significant shift in federal grid expansion strategy, removing a tool the prior administration
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- August 12, 2026,
Energy Secretary Chris Wright issued an emergency order on Aug. 5 to increase grid stability and minimize the risk of energy shortfalls in Guam. The order deploys a formal federal authority typically reserved for situations where grid reliability is immediately at risk. Guam’s power grid has faced longstanding reliability challenges
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- August 12, 2026,
The Department of Energy announced a $100 million initiative on Aug. 7 to train the next generation of American workers in critical minerals mining, refining and processing. The program seeks to address a workforce gap that threatens U.S. energy and defense supply chains. The program, called PROSPECT, will fund training
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- August 11, 2026,
The Energy Secretary issued an emergency order on Aug. 5 to increase grid stability and minimize the risk of energy shortfalls in Guam, the latest in a series of federal interventions to address power reliability in U.S. territories. The emergency order was issued under Section 202(c) of the Federal Power
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- August 11, 2026,
The Department of Energy launched the PROSPECT initiative on Aug. 7, committing $100 million to train the next generation of American workers in the critical minerals sector as the nation seeks to reduce its dependence on foreign supply chains. The program will fund workforce development at universities, community colleges, and
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- August 7, 2026,
Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Saudi Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman signed a peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement opening Saudi Arabia to U.S. civil nuclear technology on July 22. The Department of Energy described the multi-billion-dollar, decades-long partnership as one of the largest civil nuclear cooperation deals in U.S. history. The agreement
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- August 7, 2026,
The Department of Energy announced that Utah, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Idaho will compete to host Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses on July 28. The facilities are designed to modernize the U.S. nuclear fuel cycle and reduce dependence on foreign enrichment services. The campuses are a component of the administration’s energy
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- August 6, 2026,
The Department of Energy announced a public-private partnership to expand energy access and power artificial intelligence data center infrastructure in Western Kentucky on July 29, a project expected to create approximately 8,000 construction jobs and 600 permanent positions. The partnership explicitly links expanded energy generation capacity to the surging power
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