NWPPA Morning Brief

NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, July 10, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Draft Transmission Needs Study Shifts Federal Focus to Congestion and Large Loads — https://www.eenews.net/articles/energy-department-unveils-draft-electric-transmission-needs-study/ FERC Commissioner Calls PJM Stakeholder Status Quo "Untenable" Ahead of July 23 Conference — https://www.utilit...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, July 09, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Closes $3.26 Billion Transmission Loan to AEP Texas — https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/doe-closes-loan-326-billion-finance-transmission-projects-across-texas EIA Projects Wholesale Power Prices Down 8% This Summer, Household Bills Up 10.5% — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/us-wholesale-...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, July 08, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Maryland Targets the RTO Membership Bonus at FERC — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/exelon-firstenergy-ferc-maryland-rto-adder/824576/ FERC Rejects Waiver for $2 Billion Ohio Gas Plant in PJM Fast-Track Queue — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-pjm-fast-track-review-advanced-power-chestnut-run/82445...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, July 07, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Federal court lets California's $20 billion DOE lawsuit proceed — https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/energy-department-fails-to-axe-california-suit-over-green-grants BLM and Interior issue final Record of Decision for 690 MW Gemini solar and storage in Nevada — https://www.pvtime.org/blm-and-doi...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, July 06, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Proposes to End Appliance Efficiency Mandates — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-proposes-rule-permanently-end-appliance-mandates/824334/ NERC Issues Level 3 Alert on Data Center Load-Loss Events — https://www.techtimes.com/articles/319695/20260704/ai-data-centers-triggered-1800-mw-grid-drop-nerc-is...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, July 02, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Third advanced microreactor achieves criticality at Idaho National Laboratory — https://www.powermag.com/deployable-energys-unity-nuclear-reactor-achieves-criticality-at-inl-third-under-doe-nuclear-push/ DOE emergency orders authorize full-capacity generation and environmental waivers as PJM braces for re...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, July 01, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Orders AI Data Centers Onto Backup Generators as PJM Faces Record Peak — https://www.tftc.io/doe-emergency-order-ai-data-centers-backup-generators-pjm-record-demand Senator King Urges FERC to Reject $67 Billion NextEra-Dominion Merger — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/senator-king-ferc-nextera-domin...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, June 30, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Supreme Court Removes Firing Protections for FERC and NRC Commissioners — https://www.eenews.net/articles/supreme-court-hands-trump-new-power-over-independent-agencies-that-oversee-energy-development-2/ DOE Orders Craig Station Unit 1 in Colorado to Stay Available Through Summer — https://www.miningweekly....

NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, June 29, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments NERC Flags Shrinking Deployable Reserves as Coal and Gas Outages Climb — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/deployable-reserves-shrinking-forced-outage-rates-increase-nerc/823765/ PJM Opposes Waiver for $2B Gas Plant in Fast-Track Interconnection Queue — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/pjm-gas-fired-chestnut...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, June 26, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments House Floor Vote This Week on FY2027 Energy-Water Appropriations Bill — BPA and WAPA Funding in Play — https://www.eenews.net/articles/house-sets-action-on-energy-water-other-spending-bills/ American Transmission Co. Asks FERC to Order a Do-Over on $350 Million Wisconsin Project Tied to Data Center — https:...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, June 25, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments House Energy Subcommittee Marks Up Eight Electricity and Pipeline Bills — https://energycommerce.house.gov/posts/chairmen-guthrie-and-latta-announce-energy-subcommittee-markup-of-eight-bills-on-electricity-and-pipeline-safety Pallone Calls for National Data Center Moratorium — https://www.eenews.net/artic...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, June 24, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Commits $17.5 Billion for Up to 10 New Large Nuclear Reactors — https://apnews.com/article/57841139aca7d2780a12256692b96fc5 House Committee Sets Markup on Ratepayer Protection Act — https://www.eenews.net/articles/lawmakers-companies-tread-carefully-on-data-center-energy-bill/ DOE 202(c) Plants Produ...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, June 23, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Kavulla Named BPA Administrator and CEO — https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-announces-travis-kavulla-bonneville-power-administration-administrator FERC Commissioner Rosner Addresses New Large-Load Show Cause Orders — https://www.ferc.gov/news-events/news/commissioner-rosners-remarks-large-load-show-cause...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, June 22, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Bentz Introduces Hydropower Relicensing Reform Bill with APPA Backing — https://bentz.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-bentz-introduces-hydropower-licensing-affordability-act-to-modernize-hydro-electric-re-licensing-and-to-protect-existing-energy-generation DOE Orders Two More Indiana Coal Units t...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, June 18, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC June Meeting Takes Up Large-Load Interconnection Rulemaking and PJM Co-Location — https://www.whitecase.com/insight-alert/summary-ferc-meeting-agenda-june-2026 Lummis Introduces POWER Up Act Putting Data-Center Grid Access Under FERC — https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/gop-bill-put-data-center-g...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, June 17, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments WECC and NERC Issue Joint Report on Wyoming Cascading Outage — https://electricenergyonline.com/article/energy/category/t-d/158/1206985/wecc-and-nerc-release-joint-wyoming-disturbance-report.html FCC Moves Toward Federal Limits on Public Power Pole Attachment Authority — https://www.publicpower.org/curre...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, June 16, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Orders Centralia Unit 2 to Stay Online Through September 13 — https://au.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/transalta-subsidiary-ordered-to-keep-washington-plant-online-93CH-4487007 Federal Court Vacates DOE Cancellation of $82.1 Million in Clean Energy Grants — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/judge...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, June 15, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Issues Section 202(c) Emergency Order for Duke Energy in Carolina Heat Wave — https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/doe-declares-southeast-grid-emergency-sweltering-heat-strains-boosts-ac-demand Renewable Groups Sue Pentagon Over Frozen Wind Project Reviews — https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/climate/w...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, June 12, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Seattle Imposes One-Year Data Center Moratorium in 9-0 Vote — https://council.seattle.gov/2026/06/09/city-council-passes-emergency-data-center-moratorium-and-policy-framework/ DOE Approves Oklo Aurora Safety Analysis at Idaho National Laboratory — https://oklo.com/newsroom/news-details/2026/U-S--Department-...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, June 11, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Supreme Court Sends Appliance Efficiency Rules Back for Another Look — https://www.eenews.net/articles/supreme-court-revives-gas-industry-fight-over-biden-efficiency-regs/ Wright Testimony Pitches 13% Cut to DOE Office of Science — https://www.exchangemonitor.com/wright-to-discuss-doe-budget-with-house-sc...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, June 10, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FirstEnergy Petitions FERC to Make Data Centers Pay for Their Own Transmission Upgrades — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/firstenergy-ferc-data-center-transmission-interconnection/822333/ NRC Clears Environmental Hurdle for Crane Clean Energy Center Restart — https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collectio...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, June 09, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC Approves SPP 'CHILLS' Framework for Curtailable Large-Load Service — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-spp-chills-large-load-transmission-service/822211/ Top Regional / State Developments Microsoft Files Nevada Tariff Proposal Aimed at Shielding Residential Ratepayers from Data Center Co...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, June 08, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE orders Orlando municipal utility to keep 465-MW coal unit running — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-orlando-coal-florida-stanton-emergency-202/822119/ DOE commits $850 million for new coal plants including 1.4-plus GW Anchorage unit — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-announces-850m-modernize-co...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, June 05, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments GAO Finds DOE Reported Funding Figures That Don't Match Congressional Appropriations — https://www.eenews.net/articles/doe-spent-money-not-appropriated-by-congress-audit/ FERC Approves Waiver Transferring 760 MW of Interconnection Rights to Crane Nuclear Restart — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/const...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, June 04, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Trump to Invoke Defense Production Act for $700 Million Coal Package, Including Oakland Export Terminal and Alaska Plants — https://www.mining.com/web/trump-plans-700-million-to-build-coal-plants-export-site/ Top Regional / State Developments Colorado Extends Colorado Springs Utilities Coal Unit at Ray Ni...