NWPPA Morning Brief

NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, August 26, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments U.S.-Canada Trade Escalation Puts Cross-Border Power Flows In Play — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/us-canada-trade-war-threatens-electricity-imports-prices/828689/ Nevada Sues Interior Over Colorado River Cuts — https://www.kunc.org/2026-08-25/nevada-sues-federal-government-over-lower-basin-water-cu...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, August 25, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Declines to Designate Three National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors — https://insideepa.com/climate-news/doe-scuttles-transmission-corridors-slams-climate-alarmist-agenda Bureau of Reclamation Finalizes Two-Year Colorado River Operating Plan with Mandatory Cuts — https://www.circleofblue.or...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, August 21, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Five Federal Agencies Warn of Active AI-Assisted Attacks on Siemens PLCs — https://securityaffairs.com/197566/ics-scada/nsa-cisa-fbi-doe-and-epa-warn-of-active-ai-assisted-attacks-on-siemens-s7-plcs.html FERC Approves SPP Congestion Management Using Grid Reconfiguration — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, August 20, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments NRC Holds First-of-Kind Mandatory Hearing on TVA's Clinch River Small Modular Reactor — https://www.ventureatlas.org/news/2026-08-14-clinch-river-nrc-hearing-bwrx-300 Quantum-GUARD Act Would Direct FERC and DOE to Address Quantum Cyber Risk to the Grid — https://legis1.com/news/quantum-computing-el...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, August 19, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Extends Emergency Order Keeping J.H. Campbell Coal Plant Online Through November — https://dailyenergyinsider.com/news/53442-doe-order-directs-miso-to-fire-up-michigan-coal-plant/ DOE Disburses $271 Million to PG&E for Diablo Canyon Under Civil Nuclear Credit Program — https://www.ans.org/news/...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, August 18, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC Approves Cost Framework for Cross-Border MISO Transmission — ComEd Gets $904 Million — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-miso-pjm-cost-recovery-transmission-projects/828002/ Senate Democrats File Water Cyber Shield Act After Attacks on 30-Plus Water Systems — https://www.eenews.net/articles/frig...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, August 17, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC Show-Cause Deadline Arrives Today for All Six Grid Operators — https://www.eenews.net/articles/lee-introduces-bill-to-rewrite-energy-efficiency-rules/ Lee Introduces Bill to Rewrite DOE Appliance Efficiency Standards — https://www.eenews.net/articles/lee-introduces-bill-to-rewrite-energy-efficiency-r...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, August 14, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments EPA Rescinds the Endangerment Finding — https://nefi.com/news-publications/recent-news/this-week-in-congress---august-11-2026 DOE Tells States IRA Rebates Cannot Fund Heat Pump Conversions — https://nefi.com/news-publications/recent-news/this-week-in-congress---august-11-2026 Joint U.S.–South Korea Adviso...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, August 13, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Launches $100 Million PROSPECT Critical Minerals Workforce Program — https://www.constructionowners.com/news/doe-launches-100m-critical-minerals-workforce-initiative-to-expand-u-s-talent-pipeline PJM's FERC Filing Pushes Large-Load Cost Decisions Down to States — https://capitolnewsillinois.com...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, August 12, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Renews PREPA Emergency Orders for 2026 Hurricane Season — https://www.sanjuandailystar.com/post/doe-renews-emergency-orders-to-bolster-electrical-grid FERC Staff Issues Final EIS for Seminoe Pumped Storage Project in Wyoming — https://www.ferc.gov/news-events/news/ferc-staff-issues-final-environmen...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, August 11, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments TVA's Data Center Revenue Drives $220M Income Jump; Cumberland Gas Plant On Track — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/data-center-tva-income-earnings-cumberland/827282/ STRONG GRID Act Would Fund $700M in Microgrids and Distributed Resources — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/electrical-manufacturers...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, August 10, 2026 In today's brief: Top Regional / State Developments Washington UTC Approves NW Natural Multi-Year Rate Plan; Minnesota Finalizes Xcel Rate Case — https://www.stoel.com/insights/reports/energy-regulatory-updates/august-5-2026 Virginia Requires Data Centers to Finance Their Own Dedicated Electrical Infrastructure — https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, August 07, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Every Grid Operator Asks FERC for More Time on Large-Load Rules — https://www.rtoinsider.com/138299-every-iso-rto-asks-ferc-extra-three-months-large-loads/ DOE Closes $489.4 Million Puerto Rico Grid Loan Through New Financing Office — https://www.energy.gov/edf/articles/does-office-energy-dominance-financ...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, August 06, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC Show-Cause Deadline on Large-Load Tariffs Hits August 17 — https://tech-insider.org/ferc-grid-order-ai-data-center-power-2026/ FERC New England Transmission ROE Cut Triggers $968M Eversource Refund — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/eversource-energy-earnings-transmission-roe-offshore-wind/826928/...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, August 05, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Senate Appropriations Freeze Leaves BPA, WAPA Funding Unresolved — https://www.eenews.net/articles/energy-enviro-spending-work-teeters-in-the-senate/ Federal-State Convergence on Data Center Cost Allocation — https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/government-contracts-procurement-ppp/1826534/washington-up...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, August 04, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Senate Permitting Deal Slips Past August Recess — https://www.eenews.net/articles/permitting-deal-may-come-after-recess-negotiators-say-thats-ok/ Worth Knowing A coordinated cyberattack in late July hit more than 30 Minnesota community water systems, with attackers… — https://www.techradar.com/pro/securi...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, August 03, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Grant Cancellations Included California Transmission Project with $200 Million in Projected Consumer Savings — https://www.latitudemedia.com/news/does-blue-state-purge-hit-a-transmission-project-promising-cost-savings PJM Files Backstop Procurement Authority and Data Center Curtailment Tool at FERC —...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, July 31, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Plans $100 Billion AI and Gas Complex at Former Kentucky Uranium Site — https://apnews.com/article/a4cf07af1b6776971dc5d609c996ca13 Utility Consortium Endorses DOE 2026 Transmission Needs Study, Backs North Plains Connector — https://dailyenergyinsider.com/news/53132-utility-consortium-supports-does-202...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, July 30, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Reconsiders 2024 Distribution Transformer Efficiency Rule — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-mulls-changes-to-biden-era-transformer-rule-raising-utility-concerns/826440/ DOE Names Five Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus Finalists — Idaho and Utah Included — https://www.ans.org/news/2026-07-28/art...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, July 29, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments PJM Board Proposes Backstop Capacity Auction and Data Center Curtailment Rules — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/pjm-board-backstop-capacity-auction-data-center-curtailment/826347/ House Energy and Commerce Committee Advances High-Capacity Grid Act — https://dailyenergyinsider.com/news/53207-house-commi...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, July 28, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC Chairman Sets September Deadline for PJM Governance Overhaul — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-pjm-governance-reforms-data-centers-capacity-market/826140/ DOE Court Filing Concedes Political Basis for 284 Grant Terminations — https://democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/energy-...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, July 27, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Issues Second Emergency Grid Order in Two Weeks, Directs Southwest Power Pool to Use Resources Beyond Normal Limits — https://shalemag.com/second-emergency-grid-order-southwest-power-pool/ BloombergNEF Nearly Doubles U.S. Data Center Power Forecast to 194 GW by 2035 — https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-i...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, July 24, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Burgum signals federal takeover of Colorado River if states can't agree — https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/07/23/in-cheyenne-burgum-says-hes-ready-to-act-on-colorado-river-crisis-if-he-has-to/ FERC chair floats incentives for grid-enhancing technologies — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-grid-enh...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, July 23, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments All Five FERC Commissioners Testify Before Senate ENR on Reliability, Large Loads, and Agency Independence — https://www.wknofm.org/2026-07-22/federal-energy-regulatory-commission-testifies-at-senate-oversight-hearing House Committee Sends Ratepayer Protection Act and AI Data Center Cost Bill to Floor — h...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, July 22, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Ratepayer Advocates Tell FERC Its Data Center Framework Falls Short — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-data-center-pjm-transmission-costs/825760/ Senate Energy Committee Holds Oversight Hearing with All Five FERC Commissioners — https://www.energy.senate.gov/hearings/2026/7/oversight-hearing-on-the-...