NWPPA Morning Brief - Monday, June 29, 2026

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-hill-interconnection-ferc/823958/ Congressional and Federal Agency Scan House Energy Subcommittee Advances Eight Reliability and Ratepayer Bills — https://dailyenergyinsider.com/news/52831-house-panel-advances-grid-reliability-ratepayer-bills-amid-rising-power-demand/ Top Regional / State Developments UAMPS Signs 30-Year Prepay Energy Deal With Main Street Energy — https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/utah-associated-municipal-power-systems-enters-prepay-agreement-with-main-street-energy Nevada Sees Second Behind-the-Meter Gas Plant Filing for Data Center Load — https://www.carsonnow.org/06/29/2026/nevada-data-center-rush-drives-request-for-a-novel-type-of-gas-power-plant Arizona Stiffens Criminal Penalties for Assaulting On-Duty Utility Workers — https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/new-arizona-law-strengthens-protections-duty-utility-workers AI and Large Load Demand Radar Data Center Flexibility Quantified as Rate Lever After FERC's June 18 Order — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/data-centers-flexibility-utilities-speed-to-power/822588/ Worth Knowing ASHRAE's 2026 annual conference opens in Austin with technical sessions on HVAC design for data centers,… — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ashrae-to-tackle-data-centers-thermal-systems-at-annual-conference/823900/ Pilot notice: AI-generated daily briefing. Verify before acting on it. Feel free to reach out if you have comments or concerns.