NWPPA Morning Brief - Thursday, June 18, 2026

NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, June 18, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC June Meeting Takes Up Large-Load Interconnection Rulemaking and PJM Co-Location — https://www.whitecase.com/insight-alert/summary-ferc-meeting-agenda-june-2026 Lummis Introduces POWER Up Act Putting Data-Center Grid Access Under FERC — https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/gop-bill-put-data-center-grid-access-federal-oversight-rcna350263 Interior Pays Invenergy $765 Million to Terminate Offshore Wind Leases — https://www.eenews.net/articles/interior-touts-another-agreement-to-terminate-offshore-wind-leases/ New York Releases Advanced Nuclear Policy Options Paper — https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/new-york-advanced-nuclear-policy-options-paper-released DOE Orders Centralia Unit 2 to Remain Online Extended to September — Energy Secretary Moves to Preserve Northwest Coal Generation — https://www.energy.gov/listings/energy-news Top Regional / State Developments Oregon Governor Declares Statewide Wildfire Emergency — https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/16/oregon-governor-kotek-declares-emergency-wildfire-threat/ Reno-Area Wildfire Causes Outage for Roughly 70,000 Customers — https://www.asatunews.co.id/en/nevada-wildfire-causes-reno-power-outage Seattle City Light Proposes Largest Rate Increases in Recent Memory — https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/seattle-city-light-eyes-biggest-bill-increases-in-recent-memory/ Avista Pauses 500-MW Data-Center Negotiations Following Community Concerns — https://dailyenergyinsider.com/news/52696-avista-puts-data-center-service-talks-on-pause/ Intervenors File at Montana PSC in NorthWestern Energy Data-Center Tariff Case — https://earthjustice.org/press/2026/groups-seek-intervention-in-northwestern-energy-data-center-tariff-proceeding Pilot notice: AI-generated daily briefing. Verify before acting on it. Feel free to reach out if you have comments or concerns.