NWPPA Morning Brief - Friday, September 11, 2026

NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, September 11, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments PJM Files New Reliability Standards for Data Centers and Crypto Loads Above 50 MW — https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/pjm-proposes-reliability-standards-manage-large-load-disconnection-events EIA Projects Record U.S. Electricity Demand Through 2027, Solar Up 21% This Year — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/data-centers-manufacturing-us-electricity-use-eia/830038/ BLM Extends Trans-Alaska Pipeline Right-of-Way Comment Period to September 17 — https://thefederalnewswire.com/blm-extends-comment-period-on-trans-alaska-pipeline-renewal/ Top Regional / State Developments California PUC Opens Rulemaking to Overhaul General Rate Case Process — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-puc-to-revise-general-rate-case-plan-around-transparency-goals/830042/ Nevada AG Launches Ratepayer Survey on NV Energy IRP, Data Center Costs in Focus — https://ag.nv.gov/News/PR/2026/Attorney_General_Ford%C2%A0Invites_Ratepayers_to_Participate_in_Online_Consumer_Survey%C2%A0on%C2%A0NV_Energy%E2%80%99s_Integrated_Resource_Plan/ Colorado River Compact Litigation Risk Escalates as Lee's Ferry Threshold Approaches — https://www.kunc.org/regional-news/2026-09-10/if-colorado-river-compact-heads-to-supreme-court-everybody-loses-experts-say AI and Large Load Demand Radar Google, Xcel Back MISO Zero-Injection Framework for Collocated Generation — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/google-xcel-miso-zero-injection-large-load-ferc/829912/ Western Federal Power Programs Scan LPPC Reports $118.5 Billion in Prepaid Energy Bonds Over Five Years — https://www.lppc.org/news/prepaid-energy-transactions-deliver-billions-in-savings-for-public-power-customers Pilot notice: AI-generated daily briefing. Verify before acting on it. Feel free to reach out if you have comments or concerns.