NWPPA Morning Brief - Monday, October 05, 2026

NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, October 05, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Opens Comment Window on Foreign-Sourced Bulk-Power Equipment Restrictions — Final Rule Due December 24 — https://mondaq.com/unitedstates/oil-gas-electricity/1850640/department-of-energy-issues-request-for-information-with-a-deadline-of-october-9-2026-as-first-step-of-rulemaking-process-for-restrictions-on-foreign-sourced-bulk-power-equipment FERC Approves Mandatory Ride-Through Standard for Inverter-Based Resources — https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/ferc-approves-nerc-reliability-standard-frequency-and-voltage-ride-through-requirements-ibrs Top Regional / State Developments PUCN Staff Recommends Rejecting NV Energy Large-Load Contract, Proposes Data-Center Service Queue — https://w4news.org/pucn-staff-reject-nv-energy-large-load-contract-data-center-queue/ Platte River Power Authority Brings 324 MW Black Hollow Sun Solar Complex Online — Four Months Early — https://now.solar/2026/10/04/contourglobal-completes-construction-at-324mw-solar-pv-complex-in-colorado-pv-tech-org/ Washington Statewide Day of Action Calls for Data Center Moratorium — https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/anti-data-center-events-planned-across-washington-sunday/CHTOEWIWWRF4DCXQ2KUY5WWUMQ/ Congressional and Federal Agency Scan Bipartisan Permitting Bill Would Create "Exempt Transmitting Utility" Category for Cooperatives and Government Utilities — https://mcguirewoods.com/client-resources/alerts/2026/10/bipartisan-american-affordability-and-jobs-act-of-2026-proposes-sweeping-reform-for-energy-and-infrastructure-projects Western Federal Power Programs Scan Torrington City Council Weighs Passing $800,000 Transmission Cost Spike to Residents — https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/10/02/torrington-to-decide-whether-to-have-residents-pay-for-massive-electricity-spike/ Worth Knowing U.S. utilities filed a record $9.2 billion in electric and gas rate increase requests in Q2 2026 — 26 percent… — https://gcn.com/rate-increase-requests-utilities-filed-record/22116/ Pilot notice: AI-generated daily briefing. Verify before acting on it. Feel free to reach out if you have comments or concerns.