NWPPA Morning Brief - Thursday, September 03, 2026

NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, September 03, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Orders Orlando Utilities Commission to Keep Coal Unit Available — https://www.electricenergyonline.com/article/energy/category/generation/52/1216479/energy-secretary-saves-coal-fired-generation-from-going-offline-in-florida.html Oklo Files Emergency FERC Complaint Over Dropped 750-MW Interconnection Request — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/pjm-oklo-advanced-nuclear-ferc-interconnection/829150/ DOE Announces $11.5 Million for AI-Based Grid Planning Tools — https://electricenergyonline.com/article/energy/category/t-d/56/1216304/doe-s-office-of-electricity-announces-11-5m-genesis-mission-project-to-meet-growing-electricity-demand-faster-and-lower-costs-.html EPA Proposes Dropping Public Notice Requirement for Data Center Air Permits — https://apnews.com/article/947eb927ae81162ad4cc3e828915c804 Top Regional / State Developments Washington Launches State Transmission Authority — https://transformer-magazine.com/news/washington-launches-weta-to-address-grid-bottlenecks/ Coos-Curry Electric Approves 10.8% Rate Increase — https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/02/oregon-coast-coos-curry-electric-raises-rates/ Oregon Wildfire Season Passes 2 Million Acres Burned — https://www.cec.coop/news-releases/ceos-message-september-2026/ Navajo Nation Approved to Mine Coal Through 2136 — https://www.ksut.org/news/2026-09-02/navajo-nation-could-keep-mining-coal-until-2136-following-permit-approval-under-trump Mendocino County Adopts 45-Day Data Center Moratorium — https://mendovoice.com/2026/09/mendocino-county-supes-ban-data-centers-for-the-moment-at-least/ Worth Knowing PJM extended emergency grid measures into Thursday as heat, power-plant outages, and transmission constraints… — https://www.theamericanquorum.com/heat-wave-extends-emergency-measures-across-largest-us-grid/ Pilot notice: AI-generated daily briefing. Verify before acting on it. Feel free to reach out if you have comments or concerns.