NWPPA Morning Brief

NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, June 03, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Ninth Circuit dismisses youth climate challenge to Trump energy executive orders — https://www.eenews.net/articles/appeals-court-rejects-youth-led-challenge-to-trump-energy-orders/ New England states tell FERC that Eversource transmission project shows asset-condition review is broken — https://www.utili...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, June 02, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC Commissioner Signals Tougher Posture Toward PJM — https://www.eenews.net/articles/federal-energy-regulator-signals-crackdown-on-biggest-us-grid-operator/ PJM Monitor Asks FERC to Condition $1.5B Mara–Long Ridge Deal — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/pjm-market-monitor-mara-data-center-long-ridge/8215...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, June 01, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments House FY2027 Interior bill proposes steep per-turbine offshore wind inspection fees — https://www.eenews.net/articles/house-spending-plan-slaps-hefty-inspection-fees-on-offshore-wind-projects/ Congress opens summer sprint; Senate Appropriations FY2027 markups begin Thursday — https://www.eenews.net/articles...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, May 29, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments NERC Level 3 Alert Targets Data Center Load Drops, Pushes New Planning Obligations — https://www.carbon-direct.com/insights/nerc-level-3-alert-data-center-loads Yakama Nation and Columbia Riverkeeper Take FERC Hydro License to Ninth Circuit — https://www.law360.com/nativeamerican/articles/2482229/wash-tribes...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, May 28, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments NRC Commissioners Testify on $892.3 Million FY2027 Budget and Advanced Reactor Licensing — https://www.ans.org/news/article-7973/nrc-commissioners-testify-before-us-house-subcommittee/ DOE Opens Door to Surplus Weapons Plutonium as Commercial Reactor Fuel — https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/589...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, May 27, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC asked to reject TeraWulf power plant acquisition over alleged undisclosed Google stake — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-terawulf-power-plant-google-ownership/820600/ PJM market monitor urges FERC to reject Talen–Capital Power transaction — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-talen-energy-cap...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, May 26, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC Summer Assessment Warns of Colorado River Drought Risk, Reports 75 GW Capacity Additions — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-summer-market-reliability-assessment/820962/ FERC Proposes First Major Gas Certificate Rewrite Since 2006 — https://www.ferc.gov/news-events/news/ferc-unleashes-natural-gas-p...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, May 22, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC Summer Assessment Points to Low Hydro, High Heat, and Wildfire Risk Across the West — https://www.rtoinsider.com/132776-ferc-summer-assessment-expects-high-temps-low-hydropower/ FERC Releases Large-Load Cost Guidelines Ahead of June Order — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-large-load-interconnectio...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, May 21, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments NERC's summer outlook: better resources, harder forecasting — https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/nerc-says-record-resource-additions-strengthen-summer-reliability-outlook PJM moves backstop auction to September, pushes states on data center cost rules — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/pjm...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, May 20, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Orders Data Center Curtailment in PJM During Heat Wave — https://www.eenews.net/articles/doe-allows-pjm-to-curtail-data-center-power-to-prevent-blackouts/ FERC Refuses to Pause $1.5 Billion in New England Transmission Refunds — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-declines-stay-refunds-new-england-tr...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, May 19, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Appeals court hears arguments on DOE's authority to keep coal plants running — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-coal-fired-emergency-campbell-lawsuit/820459/ FERC accepts updated cost assignments for 358 PJM reliability projects — https://environmentenergyleader.com/stories/ferc-approves-pjm-transm...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, May 18, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments NextEra–Dominion Merger Announced; Federal and State Approval Process Begins — https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nextera-energy-and-dominion-energy-to-combine-creating-the-worlds-largest-regulated-electric-utility-business-and-north-americas-premier-energy-infrastructure-platform-benefiting-customers-...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, May 15, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments House Energy and Water FY2027 Bill Released, Subcommittee Markup Today — https://appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/committee-releases-fy27-energy-and-water-development-and-related-agencies FERC May Open Meeting Sunshine Notice Issued — https://www.ferc.gov/news-events/news/sunshine-notice-may-2026...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, May 14, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC June Decision Looms on Federal Oversight of Large-Load Interconnections — https://www.enr.com/articles/62997-ferc-weighs-federal-oversight-of-ai-data-center-grid-connections FERC Sets July 23 Technical Conference on PJM Governance — https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/ferc-hold-technical-co...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, May 13, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC Chair questions whether PJM is structurally too large to manage AI load growth — https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/ai-boom-shows-top-us-grid-too-big-to-function-regulator-says FERC signals June action on interconnection and large-load connections — https://broadbandbreakfast.com/fe...