NWPPA Morning Brief - Tuesday, August 25, 2026

NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, August 25, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Declines to Designate Three National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors — https://insideepa.com/climate-news/doe-scuttles-transmission-corridors-slams-climate-alarmist-agenda Bureau of Reclamation Finalizes Two-Year Colorado River Operating Plan with Mandatory Cuts — https://www.circleofblue.org/newsletter/federal-water-tap-august-24-2026-feds-finalize-colorado-river-water-cuts-in-two-year-plan/ FERC Denies MISO $280M Capacity Auction Complaints; SPP Approves Cross-Interconnection Capacity Study — https://www.stoel.com/insights/reports/energy-regulatory-updates/august-19-2026 Microsoft and PowerHouse Hillwood Contest Data Center Service Agreements at FERC — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/microsoft-powerhouse-hillwood-data-center-service-ferc/828566/ Top Regional / State Developments Nevada Sues to Block Colorado River Operating Plan — https://www.eenews.net/articles/nevada-launches-legal-war-over-trumps-colorado-river-plan/ Hawk Fire De-Energization Cuts Power to 37,000 in Truckee and North Lake Tahoe — https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/truckee-donner-utility-customers-power-outage-hawk-fire/ Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative Workers Strike — https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/24/oregon-trail-electric-cooperative-strike-unfair-labor-practices/ California Advances Two Virtual Power Plant Bills; CAISO Board to Consider BTM Battery Exports — https://www.iesna.com/news-insights/california-vpp-bills-clear-committee-as-grid-battery-capacity-tops-21-gw/ Montana DEQ Awards $10.34M for Rural Grid Resilience — https://bigskyheadlines.com/2026/08/deq-awards-10-34m-to-improve-electricity-resilience-in-rural-montana/ Pilot notice: AI-generated daily briefing. Verify before acting on it. Feel free to reach out if you have comments or concerns.