NWPPA Morning Brief - Monday, September 21, 2026

NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, September 21, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Issues Fresh 202(c) Emergency Order for Duke Energy Carolinas — https://www.wrdw.com/2026/09/19/energy-department-issues-emergency-order-protect-sc-power-grid/ FERC Accepts Southeast Alaska Power Agency Hydro License Amendment — https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-19197/southeast-alaska-power-agency-notice-of-application-accepted-for-filing-and-soliciting-comments-motions-to-intervene-and Federal Court Vacates EPA Termination of $7 Billion Solar for All Program — https://centralintelligence.co/climate/briefings/20260920 Top Regional / State Developments CPUC Grants PG&E Narrow Diablo Canyon Exemption, Denies Wildfire Cost Exclusion — https://yuba-sutter.sidekick.news/articles/cpuc-pge-rate-case-rewrite-2026-09-19 Nevada Adds Tax Abatement Conditions for Data Centers — https://www.theamericanquorum.com/state-news-nevada-2026-09-19-a/ BlueCrest Announces New Cook Inlet Gas Well Targeting 25 MMcf/Day — https://alaskapublic.org/news/economy/energy/2026-09-16/texas-based-company-announces-new-cook-inlet-natural-gas-development Chugach Electric Launches Time-of-Use Pricing Pilot — https://alaskapublic.org/news/anchorage/2026-09-18/chugach-electric-launches-time-based-pricing-pilot-program Garkane Energy Adopts Wildfire Vegetation Management Plan — https://utah.news/article/16c53909-b857-455c-85fb-9af7d2c89240 Worth Knowing The National Hydropower Association published an analysis finding federal licensing conditions have grown… — https://mgrid.org/2026/09/17/12324-mw-of-hydropower-hits-relicensing-by-2036-and-the-industry-counts-its-own-burden-two-ways/ The Town of Lyons, Colorado municipal electric utility faces a projected 9% budget shortfall, with draft… — https://boulder.thebadger.news/articles/2026-09-15-lyons-electric-shortfall-transmission-costs Pilot notice: AI-generated daily briefing. Verify before acting on it. Feel free to reach out if you have comments or concerns.