NWPPA Morning Brief - Tuesday, September 22, 2026

NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, September 22, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Orders Two More Indiana Coal Units to Stay Online Through December — https://www.21alivenews.com/2026/09/21/indiana-coal-retirements-delayed-again-utilities-seek-recover-costs/ Sen. Heinrich Introduces GRID Savings Act as Senate Alternative on Data Center Cost Allocation — https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/heinrich-offers-his-grid-savings-act-to-force-ai-data-centers-to-pay-for-grid-upgrades-highlights-how-husted-backed-bill-falls-short BLM Reviews Proposed 4 Million-Square-Foot Data Center on Federal Land South of Boise — https://boisedev.com/news/2026/09/21/large-scale-data-center-that-could-dwarf-metas-proposed-on-federal-land-south-of-boise/ Top Regional / State Developments Newsom Signs Seven-Bill Data Center Package — https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/09/21/governor-newsom-signs-most-comprehensive-data-center-laws-in-the-nation-providing-communities-more-control-on-water-electricity-and-land-use/ Court Sends Goldendale Pumped Storage Water Certification Back for Rewrite — https://www.columbiariverkeeper.org/2026/court-order-delays-destruction-of-sacred-tribal-resources/ Newsom Vetoes California PUC Inspector General Bill — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/newsom-vetoes-california-puc-bill/830864/ Nevada PUC Approves 360+ MW of Temporary Gas for Fleet Data Centers — https://centralintelligence.co/datacenters/briefings/20260921 TDPUD Board Approves 2026 Wildfire Mitigation Plan — https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/tdpud-board-advances-utility-capital-projects-invests-electric-system-reliability-and-wildfire Bannock County, Idaho Prepares Vote to Reverse 2024 Wind and Solar Ban — https://us247.viralstory.biz/article/idaho-county-moves-to-reconsider-its-wind-and-solar-ban-zdqs9r Worth Knowing Colorado Springs City Council voted 7-2 on September 17 to postpone its decision on the proposed Project… — https://www.cpr.org/2026/09/17/project-taurus-data-center-postponed-colorado-springs/ Pilot notice: AI-generated daily briefing. Verify before acting on it. Feel free to reach out if you have comments or concerns.