NWPPA Morning Brief

NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, July 21, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC's large-load show cause orders enter the 60-day response window — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/data-center-interconnection-ferc-large-load-show-cause/824501/ FERC Chairman Swett calls PJM auction results 'alarm bells' ahead of July 23 governance conference — https://www.utilitydive....

NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, July 20, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments House Energy and Commerce Full Committee Marks Up 29 Bills Tonight, Including Data Center Cost-Allocation Legislation — https://energycommerce.house.gov/news/press-release FERC Directs CAISO and SPP to File Joint Western Seams Coordination Report by September 30 — https://dailyenergyinsider.com/hearing-summ...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, July 17, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC directs NERC to write mandatory reliability rules for data centers and other large computational loads — https://www.powermag.com/ferc-orders-mandatory-nerc-reliability-standards-for-data-center-and-other-computational-loads/ PJM capacity auction clears at $325/MW-day cap with a 6,831 MW shortfall; bac...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, July 16, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments NextEra and Dominion File $67B Merger Applications with FERC — https://newsroom.nexteraenergy.com/2026-07-15-NextEra-Energy-and-Dominion-Energy-file-to-combine%2C-building-a-stronger-company-to-meet-growing-power-demand-across-four-of-Americas-fastest-growing-states-while-keeping-energy-affordable-and-rel...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, July 15, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments NRC proposes major cut to nuclear environmental review requirements — https://www.ans.org/news/2026-07-08/article-8190/nepa-review-changes-coming-under-nrc-proposed-rule/ Senate schedules oversight hearing with all five FERC commissioners on data center demand — https://www.eenews.net/articles/senate-com...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, July 14, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Senate Energy Committee Advances Geothermal Permitting Package — https://www.eenews.net/articles/senate-panel-takes-up-energy-public-land-bills/ Top Regional / State Developments Lake Powell at 3,524 Feet, 34 Feet Above Minimum Power Pool — https://abcnews.com/US/lake-powell-reaching-critically-low-elevati...

NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, July 13, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Former FERC Commissioners Warn Slaughter Ruling Threatens Agency Quorum — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/former-ferc-officials-supreme-court-slaughter-ruling-expanding-presidential-power-fire-regulators/824842/ House Subcommittee Advances Nuclear Licensing Package — https://www.eenews.net/articles/house-r...

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...