NWPPA Morning Brief - Tuesday, May 19, 2026

NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, May 19, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Appeals court hears arguments on DOE's authority to keep coal plants running — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-coal-fired-emergency-campbell-lawsuit/820459/ FERC accepts updated cost assignments for 358 PJM reliability projects — https://environmentenergyleader.com/stories/ferc-approves-pjm-transmission-cost-updates-for-2026-rtep,126524 EPA proposes to partially roll back PFAS drinking water standards — https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5883481-forever-chemicals-pfas-epa/ Senate confirms LaCerte to second FERC term — https://www.ferc.gov/news-events/news/ferc-commissioner-david-lacerte-confirmed-second-term Top Regional / State Developments Oregon finalizes data center cost-allocation rules; PGE must implement by June 10 — https://theonlinecitizen.com/2026/05/19/oregon-orders-data-centres-to-cover-their-own-electricity-grid-expansion-costs PNGC Power launches plans for 600-MW gas plant to meet Northwest load growth — https://www.electric.coop/pngc-power-plans-state-of-the-art-natural-gas-plant-to-meet-growing-demand Imperial Irrigation District proposes large load tariff; 30-day public comment open — https://beyondbordersnews.com/iid-announces-public-review-and-comment-period-on-proposed-large-load-tariff-to-protect-ratepayers-and-grid-reliability/ First California PSPS of 2026 affects 4,700 customers across 15 counties — https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article315797129.html Zanskar signs 20-year, 100-MW geothermal PPA with NV Energy — https://globalrenewablenews.com/article/energy/category/geothermal/85/1201300/zanskar-inks-100-mw-power-purchase-agreement-to-provide-carbon-free-firm-power-to-nv-energy.html Congressional and Federal Agency Scan Senate Energy-Water Appropriations subcommittee hearing noticed for May 20 — https://waterways.org/nwc-news-alert-may-15-2026-fy2027-appropriations-moving-latest-on-wrda-and-more/ Advocacy and Legal Signal Scan Pennsylvania PUC releases first-of-its-kind model large load tariff framework — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/pennsylvania-releases-first-of-its-kind-large-load-model-tariff/820456/ AI and Large Load Demand Radar PowerSecure to deliver battery storage and solar for Wyoming cooperative PRECorp — https://globalrenewablenews.com/article/energy/category/solar/142/1195907/powersecure-to-deliver-advanced-energy-storage-and-solar-for-precorp-strengthening-rural-grid-resiliency.html Pilot notice: AI-generated daily briefing. Verify before acting on it. Feel free to reach out if you have comments or concerns.