NWPPA Morning Brief - Tuesday, July 07, 2026

NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, July 07, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Federal court lets California's $20 billion DOE lawsuit proceed — https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/energy-department-fails-to-axe-california-suit-over-green-grants BLM and Interior issue final Record of Decision for 690 MW Gemini solar and storage in Nevada — https://www.pvtime.org/blm-and-doi-issue-final-record-of-decision-for-milestone-690mw-gemini-solar-and-battery-storage-in-nevada/ PJM extends DOE backup generation order through July 6 after heat wave forces emergency demand response — https://insidelines.pjm.com/pjm-hot-weather-operations-update-july-3/ Top Regional / State Developments Oregon PUC set to rule today on first POWER Act large-load rate change; Kotek signals more to come — https://www.businesstimesjournal.com/article/924025071-governor-kotek-calls-on-puc-to-deliver-energy-affordability-and-fairness-for-oregonians LADWP closes $100 million wildfire catastrophe bond at low end of pricing guidance — https://www.artemis.bm/news/california-utility-ladwp-gets-100m-123-lights-re-wildfire-cat-bond-pricing-at-low-end/ BC Hydro releases long-term clean energy expansion plan projecting 50 percent demand growth by 2050 — https://globalrenewablenews.com/article/energy/category/climate-change/155/1206958/powering-b-c-s-future-new-plan-drives-clean-energy-growth-jobs.html California signs SB 1350, letting green hydrogen power count toward RPS — https://decarbonfuse.com/posts/sb-1350-california-makes-hydrogen-power-count-as-clean Ute Mountain Ute tribe brings 270 MW solar and 180 MW storage online — https://www.gpb.org/news/2026/07/06/despite-stiff-political-headwinds-tribe-in-colorado-brings-utility-scale-solar Worth Knowing Lake Powell dropped to its lowest level of 2026 this week and is less than a quarter full, with further… — https://www.kjzz.org/science/2026-07-04/lake-powell-drops-to-lowest-level-of-2026-on-track-for-record-breaking-territory Pilot notice: AI-generated daily briefing. Verify before acting on it. Feel free to reach out if you have comments or concerns.