NWPPA Morning Brief - Monday, July 13, 2026

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-republicans-tee-up-vote-on-nuclear-bills/ NDAA and FY2027 Spending Fight Heads Into Pre-Recess Sprint — https://www.eenews.net/articles/ndaa-spending-set-to-dominate-congress-agenda/ Top Regional / State Developments Oregon Approves 29.7% Data-Center Rate Hike Under POWER Act — https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/07/oregon-data-center-general-electric-rate-hikes/ EWEB Board Approves $392 Million Willamette Water Intake and Treatment Plant — https://lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/latest-news/2026/07/09/eweb-commissioners-give-green-light-to-392-million-willamette-river-water-intake/ Cheyenne Utility Board Suspends Data-Center Industrial Discharges After Contamination — https://k2radio.com/ixp/99/p/cheyenne-data-center-discharge-issues/ Lyon County, Nevada Commissioners Face Organized Pushback on Data-Center Approvals — https://www.carsonnow.org/07/10/2026/lyon-county-leaders-face-public-pushback-amid-surge-in-data-center-and-energy-development Worth Knowing The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation issued its Summer 2026 Montana Drought and Water… — https://dnrc.mt.gov/News/dnrc-news/news-article27 Pilot notice: AI-generated daily briefing. Verify before acting on it. Feel free to reach out if you have comments or concerns.